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palaver

English

  1. 🔊 loud and confused and empty talk
    “mere rhetoric”
  2. 🔊 flattery intended to persuade
  3. 🔊 have a lengthy discussion, usually between people of different backgrounds
  4. 🔊 influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering
    “He palavered her into going along”
  5. 🔊 speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly

Similar words

hot air empty words empty talk rhetoric blandishment cajolery wheedle cajole blarney coax sweet-talk inveigle chatter piffle prate tittle-tattle twaddle clack maunder prattle blab gibber tattle blabber