gabbing

verb

present participle of gab
as in chatting
to engage in casual or rambling conversation spent the time she should have been working gabbing with friends instead

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  1. chatting
  2. talking
  3. conversing
Verb
  • People report feeling less lonely after chatting with an AI companion, which resembles seeking comfort.
    — Pascal Vrticka, Scientific American, 4 Oct. 2026
  • While chatting on the phone, McCartney brought up their ongoing tiff.
    — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of chatting
Verb
  • Being able to have the in-person connectivity with talking to your coworkers, being able to collaborate, is great and then also the larger programming of the company as a whole.
    — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026
  • By then, despite the predictions, Callum was walking and talking.
    — Deepa Fernandes, STAT, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of talking
Verb
  • In a demo, OpenAI also showed someone conversing with a dot through a phone call.
    — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Green was more upbeat after conversing with Young throughout the day.
    — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of conversing
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“Gabbing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gabbing. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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