dict_dl/en_MWThesaurus/gab_MWT.json
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{
"gabble":{
"unintelligible or meaningless talk":{
"examples":[
"their discussion about the complexities of international trade was gabble to those of us who didn't study that subject"
],
"synonyms":[
"abracadabra",
"babble",
"blabber",
"burble",
"double Dutch",
"double-talk",
"drivel",
"gibber",
"gibberish",
"jabber",
"jabberwocky",
"mumbo jumbo",
"nonsense",
"prattle",
"slobber"
],
"near synonyms":[
"blah",
"blah-blah",
"hocus-pocus",
"hokeypokey",
"twaddle",
"chatter",
"gab",
"patter",
"prate",
"tattle",
"twitter",
"cackle",
"clack",
"clatter"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to engage in casual or rambling conversation":{
"examples":[
"heard her parents' guests still gabbling in the living room late into the night"
],
"synonyms":[
"babble",
"blab",
"cackle",
"chaffer",
"chat",
"chatter",
"chin",
"converse",
"gab",
"gas",
"jabber",
"jaw",
"kibitz",
"kibbitz",
"natter",
"palaver",
"patter",
"prate",
"prattle",
"rap",
"rattle",
"run on",
"schmooze",
"shmooze",
"talk",
"twitter",
"visit"
],
"near synonyms":[
"gossip",
"tattle",
"descant",
"discuss",
"expatiate",
"yak",
"yack",
"yammer",
"yap"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to speak rapidly, inarticulately, and usually unintelligibly":{
"examples":[
"during the filming of the party scene the extras were told to just gabble and act like they were having a great time"
],
"synonyms":[
"babble",
"bumble",
"chat",
"chatter",
"drivel",
"drool",
"gibber",
"jabber",
"prattle",
"sputter"
],
"near synonyms":[
"blabber",
"blather",
"bleat",
"blither",
"gab",
"jangle",
"jaw",
"patter",
"prate",
"rattle",
"run on",
"smatter",
"tittle-tattle",
"troll",
"yak",
"yack",
"chunter",
"maunder",
"mouth",
"mumble",
"murmur",
"mutter",
"stammer",
"stutter",
"screech",
"shout",
"shriek"
],
"near antonyms":[
"articulate",
"enunciate",
"pronounce"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"gabby":{
"fond of talking or conversation":{
"examples":[
"a gabby talk-show host whose interviews were almost as much about herself as about her celebrity guests"
],
"synonyms":[
"blabby",
"chatty",
"conversational",
"garrulous",
"loquacious",
"motormouthed",
"mouthy",
"talkative",
"talky"
],
"near synonyms":[
"communicative",
"expansive",
"demonstrative",
"effusive",
"gushing",
"free-spoken",
"outspoken",
"unreserved",
"vocal",
"articulate",
"fluent",
"glib",
"voluble",
"well-spoken",
"gossipy",
"talebearing",
"tale-telling",
"long-winded",
"prolix",
"rambling",
"verbose",
"windy",
"wordy",
"extroverted",
"extraverted",
"gregarious",
"outgoing",
"sociable"
],
"near antonyms":[
"quiet",
"shy",
"mum",
"mute",
"silent",
"speechless",
"tongue-tied",
"wordless",
"evasive",
"nonvocal",
"secretive",
"self-contained",
"aloof",
"indrawn",
"inhibited",
"introverted",
"retiring",
"unsociable",
"withdrawn"
],
"antonyms":[
"closemouthed",
"laconic",
"reserved",
"reticent",
"taciturn",
"tight-lipped",
"uncommunicative"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"gab":{
"to engage in casual or rambling conversation":{
"examples":[
"spent the time she should have been working gabbing with friends instead"
],
"synonyms":[
"babble",
"blab",
"cackle",
"chaffer",
"chat",
"chatter",
"chin",
"converse",
"gabble",
"gas",
"jabber",
"jaw",
"kibitz",
"kibbitz",
"natter",
"palaver",
"patter",
"prate",
"prattle",
"rap",
"rattle",
"run on",
"schmooze",
"shmooze",
"talk",
"twitter",
"visit"
],
"near synonyms":[
"gossip",
"tattle",
"descant",
"discuss",
"expatiate",
"yak",
"yack",
"yammer",
"yap"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"friendly, informal conversation or an instance of this":{
"examples":[
"a car salesman with the proverbial gift for gab"
],
"synonyms":[
"backchat",
"cackle",
"causerie",
"chat",
"chatter",
"chin music",
"chin-wag",
"chitchat",
"confab",
"confabulation",
"gabfest",
"gossip",
"jangle",
"jaw",
"natter",
"palaver",
"patter",
"rap",
"schmooze",
"small talk",
"table talk",
"talk",
"t\u00eate-\u00e0-t\u00eate"
],
"near synonyms":[
"colloquy",
"conference",
"discourse",
"parley",
"symposium",
"debate",
"dialogue",
"dialog",
"exchange",
"give-and-take",
"crosstalk",
"happy talk",
"yak",
"yack",
"yammer",
"yap"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"gabbling":{
"as in chatter , babble":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"babble",
"babbling",
"blab",
"blabbing",
"chatter",
"chattering",
"drivel",
"driveling",
"drivelling",
"gabble",
"jabber",
"jabbering",
"maundering",
"prattle",
"prattling",
"rambling",
"rumor",
"undertone",
"whisper",
"grunt",
"grunting",
"mumble",
"murmur",
"murmuring",
"mutter",
"muttering"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to engage in casual or rambling conversation":{
"examples":[
"heard her parents' guests still gabbling in the living room late into the night"
],
"synonyms":[
"babbling",
"blabbing",
"cackling",
"chaffering",
"chattering",
"chatting",
"chinning",
"conversing",
"gabbing",
"gassing",
"jabbering",
"jawing",
"kibitzing",
"kibbitzing",
"nattering",
"palavering",
"pattering",
"prating",
"prattling",
"rapping",
"rattling",
"running on",
"schmoozing",
"shmoozing",
"talking",
"twittering",
"visiting"
],
"near synonyms":[
"gossiping",
"tattling",
"descanting",
"discussing",
"expatiating",
"yakking",
"yacking",
"yammering",
"yapping"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to speak rapidly, inarticulately, and usually unintelligibly":{
"examples":[
"during the filming of the party scene the extras were told to just gabble and act like they were having a great time"
],
"synonyms":[
"babbling",
"bumbling",
"chattering",
"chatting",
"driveling",
"drivelling",
"drooling",
"gibbering",
"jabbering",
"prattling",
"sputtering"
],
"near synonyms":[
"blabbering",
"blathering",
"bleating",
"blithering",
"gabbing",
"jangling",
"jawing",
"pattering",
"prating",
"rattling",
"running on",
"smattering",
"tittle-tattling",
"trolling",
"yakking",
"yacking",
"chuntering",
"maundering",
"mouthing",
"mumbling",
"murmuring",
"muttering",
"stammering",
"stuttering",
"screeching",
"shouting",
"shrieking"
],
"near antonyms":[
"articulating",
"enunciating",
"pronouncing"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"gabfests":{
"friendly, informal conversation or an instance of this":{
"examples":[
"the slumber party was an all-night gabfest filled with gossip, giggling, and whispered secrets"
],
"synonyms":[
"backchat",
"cackle",
"causeries",
"chats",
"chatter",
"chin music",
"chin-wag",
"chitchats",
"confabs",
"confabulations",
"gab",
"gossip",
"jangle",
"jaws",
"natters",
"palavers",
"patter",
"raps",
"schmoozes",
"small talk",
"table talk",
"talks",
"t\u00eate-\u00e0-t\u00eates"
],
"near synonyms":[
"colloquies",
"conferences",
"discourses",
"parleys",
"symposia",
"symposiums",
"debates",
"dialogues",
"dialogs",
"exchanges",
"give-and-takes",
"crosstalk",
"happy talk",
"yaks",
"yacks",
"yammers",
"yaps"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"gabfest":{
"friendly, informal conversation or an instance of this":{
"examples":[
"the slumber party was an all-night gabfest filled with gossip, giggling, and whispered secrets"
],
"synonyms":[
"backchat",
"cackle",
"causerie",
"chat",
"chatter",
"chin music",
"chin-wag",
"chitchat",
"confab",
"confabulation",
"gab",
"gossip",
"jangle",
"jaw",
"natter",
"palaver",
"patter",
"rap",
"schmooze",
"small talk",
"table talk",
"talk",
"t\u00eate-\u00e0-t\u00eate"
],
"near synonyms":[
"colloquy",
"conference",
"discourse",
"parley",
"symposium",
"debate",
"dialogue",
"dialog",
"exchange",
"give-and-take",
"crosstalk",
"happy talk",
"yak",
"yack",
"yammer",
"yap"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"gabbled":{
"to engage in casual or rambling conversation":{
"examples":[
"heard her parents' guests still gabbling in the living room late into the night"
],
"synonyms":[
"babbled",
"blabbed",
"cackled",
"chaffered",
"chatted",
"chattered",
"chinned",
"conversed",
"gabbed",
"gassed",
"jabbered",
"jawed",
"kibitzed",
"kibbitzed",
"nattered",
"palavered",
"pattered",
"prated",
"prattled",
"ran on",
"rapped",
"rattled",
"schmoozed",
"shmoozed",
"talked",
"twittered",
"visited"
],
"near synonyms":[
"gossiped",
"tattled",
"descanted",
"discussed",
"expatiated",
"yakked",
"yacked",
"yammered",
"yapped"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to speak rapidly, inarticulately, and usually unintelligibly":{
"examples":[
"during the filming of the party scene the extras were told to just gabble and act like they were having a great time"
],
"synonyms":[
"babbled",
"bumbled",
"chatted",
"chattered",
"driveled",
"drivelled",
"drooled",
"gibbered",
"jabbered",
"prattled",
"sputtered"
],
"near synonyms":[
"blabbered",
"blathered",
"bleated",
"blithered",
"gabbed",
"jangled",
"jawed",
"pattered",
"prated",
"ran on",
"rattled",
"smattered",
"tittle-tattled",
"trolled",
"yakked",
"yacked",
"chuntered",
"maundered",
"mouthed",
"mumbled",
"murmured",
"muttered",
"stammered",
"stuttered",
"screeched",
"shouted",
"shrieked"
],
"near antonyms":[
"articulated",
"enunciated",
"pronounced"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"gabbing":{
"to engage in casual or rambling conversation":{
"examples":[
"spent the time she should have been working gabbing with friends instead"
],
"synonyms":[
"babbling",
"blabbing",
"cackling",
"chaffering",
"chattering",
"chatting",
"chinning",
"conversing",
"gabbling",
"gassing",
"jabbering",
"jawing",
"kibitzing",
"kibbitzing",
"nattering",
"palavering",
"pattering",
"prating",
"prattling",
"rapping",
"rattling",
"running on",
"schmoozing",
"shmoozing",
"talking",
"twittering",
"visiting"
],
"near synonyms":[
"gossiping",
"tattling",
"descanting",
"discussing",
"expatiating",
"yakking",
"yacking",
"yammering",
"yapping"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"gabbles":{
"to engage in casual or rambling conversation":{
"examples":[
"heard her parents' guests still gabbling in the living room late into the night"
],
"synonyms":[
"babbles",
"blabs",
"cackles",
"chaffers",
"chats",
"chatters",
"chins",
"converses",
"gabs",
"gases",
"gasses",
"jabbers",
"jaws",
"kibitzes",
"kibbitzes",
"natters",
"palavers",
"patters",
"prates",
"prattles",
"raps",
"rattles",
"runs on",
"schmoozes",
"shmoozes",
"talks",
"twitters",
"visits"
],
"near synonyms":[
"gossips",
"tattles",
"descants",
"discusses",
"expatiates",
"yaks",
"yacks",
"yammers",
"yaps"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to speak rapidly, inarticulately, and usually unintelligibly":{
"examples":[
"during the filming of the party scene the extras were told to just gabble and act like they were having a great time"
],
"synonyms":[
"babbles",
"bumbles",
"chats",
"chatters",
"drivels",
"drools",
"gibbers",
"jabbers",
"prattles",
"sputters"
],
"near synonyms":[
"blabbers",
"blathers",
"bleats",
"blithers",
"gabs",
"jangles",
"jaws",
"patters",
"prates",
"rattles",
"runs on",
"smatters",
"tittle-tattles",
"trolls",
"yaks",
"yacks",
"chunters",
"maunders",
"mouths",
"mumbles",
"murmurs",
"mutters",
"stammers",
"stutters",
"screeches",
"shouts",
"shrieks"
],
"near antonyms":[
"articulates",
"enunciates",
"pronounces"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"gabbed":{
"to engage in casual or rambling conversation":{
"examples":[
"spent the time she should have been working gabbing with friends instead"
],
"synonyms":[
"babbled",
"blabbed",
"cackled",
"chaffered",
"chatted",
"chattered",
"chinned",
"conversed",
"gabbled",
"gassed",
"jabbered",
"jawed",
"kibitzed",
"kibbitzed",
"nattered",
"palavered",
"pattered",
"prated",
"prattled",
"ran on",
"rapped",
"rattled",
"schmoozed",
"shmoozed",
"talked",
"twittered",
"visited"
],
"near synonyms":[
"gossiped",
"tattled",
"descanted",
"discussed",
"expatiated",
"yakked",
"yacked",
"yammered",
"yapped"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"gabs":{
"to engage in casual or rambling conversation":{
"examples":[
"spent the time she should have been working gabbing with friends instead"
],
"synonyms":[
"babbles",
"blabs",
"cackles",
"chaffers",
"chats",
"chatters",
"chins",
"converses",
"gabbles",
"gases",
"gasses",
"jabbers",
"jaws",
"kibitzes",
"kibbitzes",
"natters",
"palavers",
"patters",
"prates",
"prattles",
"raps",
"rattles",
"runs on",
"schmoozes",
"shmoozes",
"talks",
"twitters",
"visits"
],
"near synonyms":[
"gossips",
"tattles",
"descants",
"discusses",
"expatiates",
"yaks",
"yacks",
"yammers",
"yaps"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"gabbler":{
"a person who talks constantly":{
"examples":[
"was a real gabbler who never let you get a word in edgewise"
],
"synonyms":[
"babbler",
"blabber",
"blabbermouth",
"blowhard",
"cackler",
"chatterbox",
"chatterer",
"conversationalist",
"gasbag",
"jabberer",
"jay",
"magpie",
"motormouth",
"prattler",
"talker",
"windbag"
],
"near synonyms":[
"gossip",
"gossiper",
"talebearer",
"tattler",
"tattletale",
"blatherer",
"blatherskite",
"converser",
"discourser"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"gabblers":{
"a person who talks constantly":{
"examples":[
"was a real gabbler who never let you get a word in edgewise"
],
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"babblers",
"blabbermouths",
"blabbers",
"blowhards",
"cacklers",
"chatterboxes",
"chatterers",
"conversationalists",
"gasbags",
"jabberers",
"jays",
"magpies",
"motormouths",
"prattlers",
"talkers",
"windbags"
],
"near synonyms":[
"gossipers",
"gossips",
"talebearers",
"tattlers",
"tattletales",
"blatherers",
"blatherskites",
"conversers",
"discoursers"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
}
}