variants
also kibbitz
as in to chat
to engage in casual or rambling conversation
a martial arts student who seemed more interested in kibitzing than in karate
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Recent Examples of kibitz
The Arkestra members tried to guide us: Marshall Allen hunkering with the saxes, counting rhythms, Michael Ray kibitzing with us horns.
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Literary Hub,
13 Feb. 2026
Winslow would kibitz on drafts of the script as the settings turned more urban, with glitzy L.A. taking over for Winslow’s original southerly coast towns.
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Fred Schruers,
Rolling Stone,
26 Jan. 2026
The design delivered density on a human scale, seeded the site with internal courtyards that provided space for kibitzing sessions or pickup soccer games, and left room for a sprinkling of stores that kept the streets from getting too quiet.
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Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
16 Dec. 2025
Others, like Anthopoulos and Preller, like to kibitz on the phone.
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Andy McCullough,
New York Times,
28 July 2025
Peter Bart, former editor of Variety and head of production at Paramount, recalled that kibitzing at commissaries often led to dealmaking — and even Oscars.
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Pat Saperstein,
Variety,
16 Oct. 2023
Literary Hub,
13 Feb. 2026
Winslow would kibitz on drafts of the script as the settings turned more urban, with glitzy L.A. taking over for Winslow’s original southerly coast towns.
—
Fred Schruers,
Rolling Stone,
26 Jan. 2026
The design delivered density on a human scale, seeded the site with internal courtyards that provided space for kibitzing sessions or pickup soccer games, and left room for a sprinkling of stores that kept the streets from getting too quiet.
—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
16 Dec. 2025
Others, like Anthopoulos and Preller, like to kibitz on the phone.
—
Andy McCullough,
New York Times,
28 July 2025
Peter Bart, former editor of Variety and head of production at Paramount, recalled that kibitzing at commissaries often led to dealmaking — and even Oscars.
—
Pat Saperstein,
Variety,
16 Oct. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for kibitz
Verb
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These hard-sided, pop-top adventure trucks look so cool that strangers will stop to chat with you — guaranteed.
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While Yahia chats with The Star, his daughter, Hannah, takes a tray of baklava out of the oven.
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Robert, talk me through the thinking behind this framing.
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Seconds later, Hines-Allen decided she was done talking and shoved Bonner.
Verb
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This is because any of various chatbots can induce in us an irresistible sense of our conversing with an actual person.
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Her subjects range from the humming of trees conversing through underground fungi to the iridescent call (invisible to humans) that flowers make to fluttering bees.
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“Kibitz.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kibitz. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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