informal
■ verb ( ~s , ~bing , ~bed ) talk at length.
■ noun talk; chatter.
Phrases
the gift of the ~ the ability to speak with eloquence and fluency.
Derivatives
~by adjective ( ~bier , ~biest ).
Origin
C18: var. of gob 1 .
informal
■ verb ( ~s , ~bing , ~bed ) talk at length.
■ noun talk; chatter.
Phrases
the gift of the ~ the ability to speak with eloquence and fluency.
Derivatives
~by adjective ( ~bier , ~biest ).
Origin
C18: var. of gob 1 .
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004