Thesaurus results for KIBITZING

kibitzing 1 of 2

noun

variants also kibbitzing

as in teaching

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kibitzing

2 of 2

verb

variants also kibbitzing

present participle of kibitz

as in chatting

to engage in casual or rambling conversation a martial arts student who seemed more interested in kibitzing than in karate

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Noun

The genre at large, especially in its broadcast form, failed pretty spectacularly to make its three-ring circus of topical comedy, celebrity kibitzing, and live music thrive under ringmasters who weren’t white, male, middle-aged avatars of our societal default. — Judy Berman, Time, 22 May 2026 What follows is a small selection, with some kibitzing by me. — Michael Kimmelman, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2026

Verb

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

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Noun

But her manifesto to Bek could have come directly from the church’s teachings.

— Josephine Reisman, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2026
This ensures that your executive training partners are constantly upgrading their teaching methods and material.

— Habib Al Souleiman, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of teaching

Noun

When education is reinforced by manager coaching and aligned with career pathways, employees are significantly more likely to see tangible outcomes from their learning efforts.

— Priya Krishnan, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026
The coaching change adds uncertainty to a team balancing promising young players with long-term veteran contracts and searching for stability since its 2016 championship.

— Marisa Ingemi, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of coaching

Verb

Meanwhile, Murphy’s staff had increasingly been talking internally about the need for members to support athlete labor rights and for college sports to have a players’ association, at the very least, if not a union.

— Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 24 Sep. 2026
Thomas, 56, of Algonquin, said in talking to voters, people in the district are concerned about taxes and safety.

— David Sharos, Chicago Tribune, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of talking

Noun

War Secretary Pete Hegseth is mobilizing the Pentagon’s cybersecurity and intelligence resources to protect against foreign interference in the 2026 midterm elections.

— Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 29 Sep. 2026
But officials cited Wallace for pass interference, giving the Broncos another set of downs.

— Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of interference

Verb

Green was more upbeat after conversing with Young throughout the day.

— Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 18 Sep. 2026
But when conversing with AI lab employees, the model tended to give answers that were more cautious and to use reasoning that was longer and more critical.

— Jacek Krywko, Scientific American, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of conversing

Noun

Griffin’s younger brother was in ONE Lexington, too—in its school mentoring program.

— Jenisha Watts, The Atlantic, 20 Sep. 2026
This hampers several of my favorite performances, especially Harper, whose Ben is full of sarcastic indignation, and June Laporte as Ginny, an aspiring reporter in need of proper mentoring.

— Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of mentoring

Noun

Many legislators from both parties also have endorsed the use of state funds to expand energy assistance.

— Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 26 Sep. 2026
Know More The dispute became public earlier this year as Washington sought to negotiate new health agreements with African governments that tied US assistance to commitments on health systems, data and other areas.

— Yinka Adegoke, semafor.com, 25 Sep. 2026

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