#1
palaver n. [
blandishment, cajolery] flattery intended to persuade
. wn #2
palaver v. [
chatter, piffle, prate, tittle-tattle, twaddle, clack, maunder, prattle, blab, gibber, tattle, blabber, gabble] speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly
. wn #3
palaver n. [
hot air, empty words, empty talk, rhetoric] loud and confused and empty talk; "mere rhetoric"
. wn #4
palaver v. [
wheedle, cajole, blarney, coax, sweet-talk, inveigle] influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering; "He palavered her into going along"
. wn #5
palaver v. have a lengthy discussion, usually between people of different backgrounds
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