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variants:
also kibbitzing
Synonyms of kibitzing
(Entry 1 of 2)
as in interference, meddling
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for kibitzing
- assistance,
- briefing,
- coaching,
- direction,
- instruction,
- mentoring,
- priming,
- prompting,
- teaching,
- tutoring
- judgment
- (or judgement),
- observation,
- verdict
- alarm
- (also alarum),
- alert,
- caution,
- cautioning,
- expostulation,
- forewarning,
- remonstrance,
- remonstration,
- urging,
- warning
kibitzing
verbvariants:
also kibbitzing
present participle of kibitz
Synonyms of kibitzing (Entry 2 of 2)
to engage in casual or rambling conversation
- a martial arts student who seemed more interested in kibitzing than in karate
Synonyms for kibitzing
- babbling,
- blabbing,
- cackling,
- chaffering
- [British],
- chattering,
- chatting,
- chinning
- [slang],
- conversing,
- gabbing,
- gabbling,
- gassing,
- jabbering,
- jawing,
- nattering,
- palavering,
- pattering,
- prating,
- prattling,
- rapping,
- rattling,
- running on,
- schmoozing
- (or shmoozing),
- talking,
- twittering,
- visiting
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