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kibitzing

kibitzing is the present participle and gerund of kibitz.

Meaning of kibitz

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

Noun

kibitzing (uncountable)

  1. The action of the verb to kibitz.

Forms of kibitzing

alternative formkibbitzing

Questions about kibitzing

What does kibitzing mean?
Kibitzing means the action of the verb to kibitz.
What is kibitzing the present participle and gerund of?
Kibitzing is the present participle and gerund of kibitz.
What part of speech is kibitzing?
Kibitzing is a noun.

Words near kibitzing in the dictionary

  1. kibitz
  2. kibitzed
  3. kibitzer
  4. kibitzers
  5. kibitzes
  6. kibitzing
  7. kibla
  8. kiblah
  9. kiblahs
  10. kiblas
  11. Kiblawan

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