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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While chatting with Extra about the new season of their game show Beat Shazam, the actor’s older daughter Corinne, 32, shared her feelings about her dad, 58, and his baby on the way.

— Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 21 Aug. 2026
Messick even breaks a tacit rule by chatting with reporters on his start days.

— Zack Meisel, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026

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Last year, Ian Stamy took the state prize for his bumper soybean yield, coaxing an average of just over 100 bushels per acre from his operation in central Pennsylvania.

— Scott Neuman, NPR, 20 Aug. 2026
Carlos Rodon executed his pitch perfectly, coaxing Christian Franklin into what should have been an inning-ending double-play ball hit straight to Chisholm at second base.

— Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 19 Aug. 2026

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The term first went viral thanks to a resurfaced clip of Real Housewives of Beverly Hills alum Yolanda Hadid talking to her then-teenage, now-supermodel daughter, Gigi Hadid.

— Beth Ann Mayer, Parents, 22 Aug. 2026
The victim was conscious, breathing and talking when taken to Community Regional Medical Center.

— Bob Rodriguez, Sacbee.com, 22 Aug. 2026

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