variants
also kibbitzes
as in chats
to engage in casual or rambling conversation
a martial arts student who seemed more interested in kibitzing than in karate
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Gathered around the couch, in a spacious living room soundtracked by hushed jazz piano, her little sister disassociates with headphones while her pops casually chats to her stepmother; observing from a wheelchair is her 94-year-old great-grandmother.—
Alphonse Pierre,
Pitchfork,
30 Oct. 2025 -
Brie Larson chats about her new cookbook with Courtney McBroom Party People at Better Homes & Garden's Red Plaid Café in New York City.—
Lex Goldstein,
PEOPLE,
22 Oct. 2025
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Tommy is ready to go to war, but Mireya talks her way free before Tommy arrives.—
Derek Lawrence,
Vulture,
8 Nov. 2025
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Mark walks differently than you, talks different than you, fights differently than you.—
Scott Feinberg,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Kibitzes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kibitzes. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.
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