palavers

Verb

palaver (third-person singular simple present palavers, present participle palavering, simple past and past participle palavered)

1. (intransitive) To discuss with much talk.
   • “Come, come, Captain Bildad; stop palavering,—away!” and with that, Peleg hurried him over the side, and both dropt into the boat.1851, Herman Melville, Moby Dick, chapter 21

   Synonyms:

   jabber, rabbit, yak, babble, bat the breeze, blab, blabber, blather, carp, chat

2. (transitive) To flatter.
   • Dodd never spoke to his officers like a ruffian, nor yet palavered them.1863, Charles Reade, Hard Cash

   Synonyms:

   jolly, puff, brush up to, collogue, flatter, flatterize, glaver, gloze, lay it on thick, make fair weather

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