 palaver |
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| 1. | [ noun ] flattery intended to persuade | |
| Synonyms: | cajolery blandishment | |
| Related terms: | flattery coax | |
| 2. | [ verb ] have a lengthy discussion, usually between people of different backgrounds | |
| Related terms: | parley | |
| 3. | [ verb ] influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering | |
| Synonyms: | coax wheedle blarney sweet-talk inveigle cajole | |
| Examples: | "He palavered her into going along" |
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| Related terms: | persuade soft-soap browbeat blandishment blarney coaxer blandishment | |
| 4. | [ verb ] speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly | |
| Synonyms: | gabble prattle chatter gibber twaddle tittle-tattle clack maunder tattle blabber prate blab piffle | |
| Related terms: | talk babble yak prate jabber chatterer twaddler baloney balderdash | |
| 5. | [ noun ] loud and confused and empty talk | |
| Synonyms: | empty_words empty_talk rhetoric hot_air | |
| Examples: | "mere rhetoric" |
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| Related terms: | nonsense chatter | |
| Similar spelling: |
paloverde palo_verde |
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