as in chat
friendly, informal conversation or an instance of this
the slumber party was an all-night gabfest filled with gossip, giggling, and whispered secrets
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Recent Examples of gabfest
In the period of late night's rapid expansion, Showtime's gabfest stood out for pure personality and low-key conversational charm.
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Ew Staff, EW.com, 14 Dec. 2022
However, this episode of Window Shop proves boring cars are directly proportional to the chances of a crossfire gabfest.
—Jonathon Ramsey, Car and Driver, 11 Nov. 2022
Now comes the hard part: hosting a global gabfest, without the toxicity.
—Steven Levy, Wired, 17 Mar. 2021
Third quarter, here’s Bob Myers dropping into the TV gabfest.
—Scott Ostler, SFChronicle.com, 12 Dec. 2020
Calls can last for up to 24 hours (quite the gabfest), and are encrypted and password-protected.
—Adam Lashinsky, Fortune, 6 July 2020
But there are only so many airings of marbles races, old games and gabfests about the April 23–25 NFL draft—an event that, during the COVID-19 pandemic, feels as significant as a speck of sand—that viewers can take.
—Sean Gregory, Time, 14 Apr. 2020
What was supposed to be his roommate interview became a gabfest.
—Joanne Kaufman, New York Times, 31 Jan. 2020
The tone at this annual gabfest in the Alps was set with a downbeat forecast on Tuesday from the International Monetary Fund.
—Stephen Fidler, WSJ, 23 Jan. 2019
Ew Staff, EW.com, 14 Dec. 2022
However, this episode of Window Shop proves boring cars are directly proportional to the chances of a crossfire gabfest.
—Jonathon Ramsey, Car and Driver, 11 Nov. 2022
Now comes the hard part: hosting a global gabfest, without the toxicity.
—Steven Levy, Wired, 17 Mar. 2021
Third quarter, here’s Bob Myers dropping into the TV gabfest.
—Scott Ostler, SFChronicle.com, 12 Dec. 2020
Calls can last for up to 24 hours (quite the gabfest), and are encrypted and password-protected.
—Adam Lashinsky, Fortune, 6 July 2020
But there are only so many airings of marbles races, old games and gabfests about the April 23–25 NFL draft—an event that, during the COVID-19 pandemic, feels as significant as a speck of sand—that viewers can take.
—Sean Gregory, Time, 14 Apr. 2020
What was supposed to be his roommate interview became a gabfest.
—Joanne Kaufman, New York Times, 31 Jan. 2020
The tone at this annual gabfest in the Alps was set with a downbeat forecast on Tuesday from the International Monetary Fund.
—Stephen Fidler, WSJ, 23 Jan. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gabfest
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Devin allows seamless switching between tasks without disrupting workflow by displaying all essential tools (like chat, code and terminal) on one screen.Balaji Dhamodharan, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
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This allows for organic relationships between characters to form, and through the use of in-game proximity voice chat, which allows players to hear each other by getting physically close in virtual space, viewers become familiar with characters through the sound of their voice.Kazuma Hashimoto, Rolling Stone, 2 Jan. 2025
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Close losses have been the bane of their season so far, but games like Wednesday’s can help with stacking wins and quelling trade chatter, even if for just another day.James Jackson, The Athletic, 2 Jan. 2025
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Natural light plus background chatter plus the smell of coffee equals better stories for you.Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 2 Jan. 2025
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Correspondent Rita Braver looks back on the remarkable life of a public servant and Nobel Peace Prize-winner, and talks with Carter's son, Chip; former Carter aide Stuart Eizenstat; and biographer Jonathan Alter, about Jimmy Carter's legacy.David Morgan, CBS News, 2 Jan. 2025
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Pep talks, affirmations or an arm around your shoulder are good medicine for sticking to your New Year’s resolutions.Bryan Robinson, Forbes, 1 Jan. 2025
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Hawkins makes this seem like a monumental spew of words rather than benign chitchat.Matthew Schnipper, The Atlantic, 6 Jan. 2025
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These were among the points of pre-roundtable chitchat on a recent afternoon in West Hollywood when The Times gathered five musicians nominated for prizes at February’s 67th Grammy Awards.Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2024
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“Gabfest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gabfest. Accessed 17 Jan. 2025.
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