kibitzes

Verb

kibitz (third-person singular simple present kibitzes, present participle kibitzing, simple past and past participle kibitzed)

1. (intransitive) To make small talk or idle chatter.
   • Louise and I used to head down to the coffee shop and just sit for hours and kibitz.

   Synonyms:

   chat, gossip

2. (intransitive) To give unsolicited or unwanted advice or make unhelpful or idle comments, especially to someone playing a game.
   • Quit kibitzing! You're giving away my hand!
3. (intransitive, transitive) To watch a card or board game.
   • […] stayed in the dorm, although she lived in Brooklyn Heights, and I frequently spent long hours with her, either in her room or at the student lounge, where we drank coffee and smoked cigarettes and kibitzed the never-ending bridge game.2002, Elisabeth Merrett, Storied Landscapes: A Journey, iUniverse, →ISBN, page 103