PALAVERING Synonyms: 87 Similar and Opposite Words

palavering

verb

present participle of palaver

as in chatting

to engage in casual or rambling conversation mothers palavering and drinking coffee while watching their children play

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as in coaxing

to get (someone) to do something by gentle urging, special attention, or flattery I let the salesclerk at the electronics store palaver me into a service contract that I didn't need

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Video shows guests chatting and laughing as seawater pooled beneath their chairs and around the tables.

— Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 15 July 2026
The Good Will Hunting actor, whose daughters and wife accompanied him to the Odyssey premiere in London on July 6, previously revealed how his intense filming schedule impacted his family while chatting with People on the red carpet.

— Lara Walsh, InStyle, 14 July 2026

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The team is working on building ribosomes from genetic instructions, a process that involves synthesizing the dozens of proteins and RNA strands involved and coaxing them to assemble in the right order.

— Lori Youmshajekian, Scientific American, 14 July 2026
El Niños roll in periodically and last nine to 12 months as Pacific trade winds weaken and push warm water back toward the West Coast, coaxing the jet stream lower.

— Evan Clark, Footwear News, 13 July 2026

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The series will feature Questlove and three guests playing a variety of games from Uno to Jenga to original Questlove creations, all while conversing about their lives and careers.

— Mya Copeland, Variety, 2 July 2026
This is because any of various chatbots can induce in us an irresistible sense of our conversing with an actual person.

— Joel Marks, Hartford Courant, 17 June 2026

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