kibitzed

verb

variants also kibbitzed
past tense of kibitz
as in chatted
to engage in casual or rambling conversation a martial arts student who seemed more interested in kibitzing than in karate

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  1. chatted
  2. talked
  3. conversed
Verb
  • Flow Space chatted with two leading experts about the best ways to keep your eyes healthy in midlife and beyond.
    — Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 22 July 2026
  • Anne also met with South Korea’s president Lee Jae Myung and chatted with members of the K-pop group NMIXX, who joined the Princess Royal for a reception at the Four Seasons Hotel in Seoul.
    — Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 19 July 2026
Definition of chatted
Verb
  • Here is what actually goes into the most talked-about sleep drinks, and what the people who tested them have to say.
    — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson July 25, Miami Herald, 25 July 2026
  • Paul Wesley talked with EW at Comic-Con about William Shatner.
    — Derek Lawrence, Entertainment Weekly, 25 July 2026
Definition of talked
Verb
  • But the writers have conversed with one another and have been living in this world for so long.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 14 July 2026
  • As the players conversed and enjoyed their afternoon off, a curious Andrés, then 18 years old, peered through the kitchen window, too shy to join the conversation.
    — Felipe Cardenas, New York Times, 1 July 2026
Definition of conversed
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