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Synonyms for palavered
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : puh-lav-er, ‐lah-ver |
| Phonetic Transcription : pəˈlæv ər, ‐ˈlɑ vər |
Top 10 synonyms for palavered Other synonyms for the word palavered
- advise
- articulate
- babble
- bark
- be in contact
- blab
- broach
- BS
- canvass
- carry on conversation
- chaffer
- chant
- chat
- chatter
- chew
- chew the fat
- chitchat
- clack
- collogue
- comment on
- commune
- confab
- confabulate
- confer
- confess
- confide
- consult
- converse
- deliberate
- dialogue
- discourse
- discuss
- divulge
- drawl
- drone
- engage in conversation
- flap one's tongue
- gab
- gabble
- gas
- get together
- gibber
- give voice to
- go into a huddle
- go on and on
- gossip
- groupthink
- have a meet
- hold discussion
- huddle
- influence
- interface
- intone
- jabber
- jaw
- join in conversation
- keep in touch
- meet
- natter
- negotiate
- network
- notify
- palaver
- parley
- patter
- persuade
- prate
- prattle
- pronounce
- reach out
- reason
- relate
- reveal
- rhapsodize
- run off at the mouth
- run on
- say
- schmooze
- shoot the bull
- sing
- soliloquize
- speak
- spill the beans
- spit
- spout
- squeak
- squeal
- talk
- talk one's leg off
- tattle
- tell
- tell all
- thrash out
- touch
- touch base
- treat
- twaddle
- twiddle
- use
- utter
- vent
- ventriloquize
- verbalize
- visit
- voice
- yack
- yak
- yap
Définition of palavered
Origin :- 1733 (implied in palavering), "talk, conference, discussion," sailors' slang, from Portuguese palavra "word, speech, talk," traders' term for "negotiating with the natives" in West Africa, metathesis of Late Latin parabola "speech, discourse," from Latin parabola "comparison" (see parable). Meaning "idle talk" first recorded 1748. The verb is 1733, from the noun. Related: Palavering.
- As in powwow : verb discuss
- As in rap : verb talk casually; speak abruptly
- As in shoot the breeze : verb chat, converse
- As in talk : verb produce words; inform
- As in talk : verb discuss with another
- As in confab : verb converse
- As in confabulate : verb converse
- As in chatter : verb speak fast and non-stop
- And one by one the chiefs got up on their hind legs and palavered.
- Extract from : « Indian and Scout » by F. S. Brereton
- I palavered her at the rate of a hunt, an' she ped me back in my own coin, with dacent intherest—but no whiskey!
- Extract from : « Phil Purcel, The Pig-Driver; The Geography Of An Irish Oath; The Lianhan Shee » by William Carleton
- Oh, I forgot to tell you—she palavered Burnett into lending her eight rifles for her men, and three cases of dynamite.
- Extract from : « Adventure » by Jack London
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