adj
Meaning 1
Inclined to talk too much.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
Gabby
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Sound
Pronunciation
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/ˈɡæb.i/
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homophone: Gabby
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rhymes with -æbi
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/ˈɡæbi/
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homophone: gabby
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CMU ARPABET: G AE1 B IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
name
Meaning 2
A diminutive form of the male given name Gabriel.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
name
Meaning 3
A diminutive form of the female given names Gabrielle, Gabriella and Gabriela.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 4
full of trivial conversation
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- kept from her housework by gabby neighbors
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: chatty, garrulous, loquacious, talkative, talky
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English gab Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English gabby From gab + -y.
Across languages
Translations
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: бъбрив (bǎbriv) — inclined to talk too much, especially about trivia
- German: geschwätzig — inclined to talk too much, especially about trivia
- Russian: болтливый (boltlivyj) — inclined to talk too much, especially about trivia
- Russian: разгово́рчивый (razgovórčivyj) — inclined to talk too much, especially about trivia
Real reading context