talk+idly

  • 91chatter — I. v. n. Prattle, chat, gossip, talk idly, talk freely. See prate. II. n. Chat, prattle, babble, gabble. See prate and balderdash …

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  • 92buzz — n 1. hum, murmur, bombination; drone, purr, whirring; sibilation, hiss, whizz; sigh, rustle, sough. 2. rumor, report, gossip, hearsay, Inf. scuttlebutt, scandal; small talk, chitchat. v 3. hum, murmur, bombilate, bombinate, whisper; whizz, whir,… …

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  • 93babble — [c]/ˈbæbəl / (say babuhl) verb (babbled, babbling) –verb (i) 1. to utter words imperfectly or indistinctly. 2. to talk idly, irrationally, or foolishly; chatter: *Macauley let her babble on as though he didn t hear. –d arcy niland, 1955. 3. to… …

  • 94claver — /ˈklævə/ (say klavuh) Scottish –noun 1. idle talk. –verb (i) 2. to talk idly; gossip …

  • 95gab — /gæb / (say gab) Colloquial –verb (i) (gabbed, gabbing) 1. to talk idly; chatter. –noun 2. idle talk; chatter. –phrase 3. the gift of the gab, the ability to speak eloquently and persuasively. {variant of gob2} –gabber, noun …

  • 96tattle — [v] gossip; tell rumor babble, blab*, chat, chatter, give away, give the show away*, gossip, have a big mouth*, jabber, leak, noise, prate, prattle*, rumor, snitch, spill, spill the beans*, spread rumor*, squeal, talk, talk idly, tell on, tell… …

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  • 97gas —  1. n. Vapid talk.  2. Petrol.  3. v. Talk idly.  4. a gas Fun. An amusing situation.  5. step on the gas Go more quickly.  6. gas and gaiters Nonsense …

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  • 98tattle — [tat′ l] vi. tattled, tattling [LME tattlen, prob. < MDu tatelen, of echoic orig.] 1. to talk idly; chatter; gossip 2. to reveal other people s secrets; tell tales 3. to inform against someone vt. to reveal (a secret) through gossiping n. idle …

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  • 99yatter — [yat′ər] vi. [prob. < YA(K) + (CHA)TTER] Slang to talk idly and foolishly about trivial things; chatter continuously n. Slang 1. the act of yattering 2. idle talk; chatter …

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  • 100gas — n. & v. n. (pl. gases) 1 any airlike substance which moves freely to fill any space available, irrespective of its quantity. 2 a such a substance (esp. found naturally or extracted from coal) used as a domestic or industrial fuel (also attrib. :… …

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