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Main Entry:	gab
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	conversation
Synonyms:	blab, blather, chat, chitchat, gossip, loquacity, palaver, prattle, small talk, tête-à-tête, talk, yak, idle talk, tongue-wagging, yakkety-yak
Antonyms:	silence

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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

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Main Entry:	babble
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	trivial talk, often incessant
Synonyms:	burble, chatter, clamor, drivel, gab, gabble, gibberish, gossip, gushing, jabber, jargon, murmur, prattle, ranting, blubbering, idle talk, jabbering, muttering, tattling
Antonyms:	quiet, sense, wisdom

Main Entry:	blab
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	gossip
Synonyms:	babble, betray, blather, blurt out, chatter, disclose, divulge, gab, gabble, give away, go on, jabber, let out, let slip, mouth, peach, prattle, reveal, run off at the mouth, run on, shoot the breeze, spill the beans, spill, squeal, talk through one's hat, tattle, tell, tell on, yak*, yakkety-yak
Antonyms:	be quiet, shut up

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Main Entry:	chat
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	talk, often short
Synonyms:	babble, bull session, chatter, conversation, converse, gab, gas, gossip, hot air, jabber, palaver, prattle, rap, tête-à-tête, visit, yak*, heart-to-heart, rap session
Antonyms:	quiet, silence

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Main Entry:	chat
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	talk, gossip
Synonyms:	babble, blab, burble, cackle, chatter, converse, gab, go on, jaw, prate, prattle, shoot the breeze, yap, chew the fat, chew the rag, run on
Antonyms:	be quiet

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Main Entry:	chatter
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	speak fast and non-stop
Synonyms:	babble, blab, blather, cackle, chat, chitchat, clack, gab, gabble, gas, gossip, jabber, jaw, palaver, prate, prattle, tattle, twaddle, yak, gibber, go on and on, natter, twiddle
Antonyms:	drawl

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Main Entry:	conversation
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	dialogue, discourse
Synonyms:	chat, colloquy, comment, communication, communion, conference, consultation, converse, debate, discussion, exchange, expression, gab, gossip, hearing, intercourse, observation, palaver, parley, powwow, questioning, remark, repartee, speech, talk, ventilation, visit, yak, confab, confabulation, jive, pillow talk, talkfest, tète-à-tète
Antonyms:	quiet, silence, quietude

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Main Entry:	converse
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	talk
Synonyms:	chat, chitchat, commune, confer, discourse, exchange, gab, parley, rap, speak, use, yak, chew the fat, schmooze
Notes:	contrary describes something that contradicts a proposition, converse is used when the elements of a proposition are reversed, opposite pertains to that which is diametrically opposed to a proposition, and reverse can mean each of those
Antonyms:	be quiet, be silent

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Main Entry:	jabber
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	talk incessantly and trivially
Synonyms:	babble, blather, chatter, drivel, gab, jaw, mumble, murmur, mutter, prate, ramble, shoot the breeze, talk, tattle, utter, yak, yap, go on and on, run off at mouth
Antonyms:	be silent

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Main Entry:	prattle
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	babble
Synonyms:	burble, chatter, drivel, gab, gabble, gibberish, gossip, hot air*, jabber, jargon, murmur, ranting, small talk, twaddle, blubbering, chit-chat, idle talk, jabbering, tattling, trivial talk

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Main Entry:	say
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	make declaration
Synonyms:	add, affirm, allege, announce, answer, assert, claim, come out with, communicate, conjecture, convey, declare, deliver, disclose, divulge, do, estimate, express, flap, gab, guess, imagine, imply, jaw, judge, lip, maintain, mention, opine, orate, perform, pronounce, rap, read, recite, rehearse, relate, remark, render, repeat, reply, report, respond, reveal, rumor, speak, spiel, state, suggest, tell, utter, verbalize, voice, yak, break silence, give voice, make known, put forth, put into words
Antonyms:	ask, question, request

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Main Entry:	shoot the breeze
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	chat, converse
Synonyms:	chatter, gab, palaver, prate, prattle, yap*, BS, chew the fat, run off at the mouth, schmooze, shoot the bull, yack

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Main Entry:	small talk
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	chit-chat
Synonyms:	babble, blab, blather, chat, chatter, chitchat, chitchat, conversation, gab, gossip, jabber*, pleasantry, prattle, table talk, beauty-parlor chitchat, casual conversation, idle chat, idle chatter, idle talk, light talk, polite remark, rumors, trivial conversation, yakking

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Main Entry:	verbalize
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	speak
Synonyms:	articulate, blab, break silence, chat, communicate, converse, enunciate, express, gab, make known, mouth, mumble, open one's mouth, pronounce, put into words, rap, say, shout, sound, state, talk, tell, utter, vocalize, voice, whisper, yak, yammer

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Main Entry:	yak/yap
Part of Speech:	noun, verb
Definition:	talk a lot
Synonyms:	babble, blather, chat, chatter, clack, gab, gossip, jabber, jaw, prate, prattle, tattle, yammer, confabulate, run on

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Main Entry:	yak
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	talk
Synonyms:	babble, blather, chat, chatter, clack, gab, gossip, jabber, jaw, prate, prattle, tattle, yammer, yap, confabulate, run on

Main Entry:	confer
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	discuss, deliberate
Synonyms:	advise, argue, bargain, blitz, brainstorm, breeze, collogue, confab, confabulate, consult, converse, deal, debate, discourse, flap, gab, get heads together, give meeting, groupthink, huddle, jaw, kick ideas around, negotiate, parley, pick one's brain, powwow, speak, talk, toss ideas around, treat

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Main Entry:	drivel
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	talk foolishly
Synonyms:	babble, blabber, blather, gab, gabble, prate, prattle, ramble, twaddle, waffle*, blethe

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Main Entry:	jaw
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	talk a lot
Synonyms:	babble, chat, chatter, gab*, gossip, jabber, lecture, orate, prate, prattle, yak
Antonyms:	be quiet

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