Begab

verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To deceive; mock. transitive

    ""You begabbed her, of course. A tit for a tattle is her bargain. And then?""

  2. 2
    To gab about; talk over; report from one (person) to another. transitive

Example

More examples

""You begabbed her, of course. A tit for a tattle is her bargain. And then?""

Etymology

From Middle English bigabben, equivalent to be- (“over, at, about”) + gab. Cognate with Swedish begabba.

More for "begab"

SynonymsSentencesPronunciationTranslate

Next best steps

Find stronger synonymsSee usage examplesCheck pronunciationBrowse writing guides

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.