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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | talk trivially, often incessantly |
| Synonyms: | blab, blubber, blurt, burble, cackle, chat, chatter, gibber, go on, gossip, gush, jabber, mumble, murmur, mutter, patter, prate, prattle, rant, rave, run off at the mouth, run on, spill the beans, squeal, talk foolishly, talk incoherently, talk nonsensically, tattle, trivialize, yak, yakkety yak |
| Antonyms: | be quiet |
| Main Entry: | gab |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | conversation |
| Synonyms: | blab, blather, chat, chitchat, gossip, idle talk, loquacity, palaver*, prattle, small talk, talk, tongue-wagging, tête-à-tête, yak, yakkety-yak |
| Antonyms: | silence |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | gab |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | talk a lot |
| Synonyms: | blabber, blather, buzz*, chatter, gossip, jabber, jaw, prate, prattle, yak, yakkety-yak |
| Antonyms: | be quiet |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | speak |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | talk |
| Synonyms: | allege, articulate, assert, aver, blab, break silence, chat, chew*, communicate, converse, convey, declare, deliver, descant, discourse, drawl, enunciate, expatiate, express, gab, gas*, go*, jaw, lip, make known, make public, modulate, mouth, mumble, murmur, mutter, open one's mouth, perorate, pop off, pronounce, put into words, rap, say, shout, sound, speak one's piece, spiel*, spill, state, tell, utter, verbalize, vocalize, voice, whisper, yak, yakkety-yak, yammer |
| Notes: | say, speak, and tell are near synonyms, but say is usually followed by a statement or words actually uttered |
| Antonyms: | be quiet, listen |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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