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91palaver — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. colloquy, conference, parley, conversation; babble, chatter; flattery, soft soap (inf.); nonsense, absurdity. v. i. converse, confer; dicker, barter; gossip, drivel, babble, chatter. See speech,… …
92chitchat — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. informal talk, prattle, small talk; see conversation , gossip 1 , talk 5 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) I noun Incessant and usually inconsequential talk: babble, blab, blabber, chat, chatter, jabber, palaver, prate, prattle,… …
93clack — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To talk heedlessly] Syn. chatter, clatter, rattle, prate; see babble . 2. [To make a rattling noise] Syn. clatter, click, rattle, clap; see sound 1 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) I verb 1. To make a light, sharp noise: click,… …
94gab — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. gossip, idle talk, chatter; see gossip 1 , nonsense 1 . • gift of (the) gab*, Syn. loquacity, volubility, verbal ability; see eloquence 1 . v. Syn. gossip, jabber, chatter, chat; see babble . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) I …
95blather — I (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. drivel, foolishness, claptrap, twaddle, *bull. see nonsense II (Roget s Thesaurus II) I verb To talk rapidly, incoherently, or indistinctly: babble, chatter, gabble, gibber, jabber, prate, prattle. See WORDS. II… …
96yak — I (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. talk, chatter, gab, yap, babble, *run on, jabber, prattle, blather, *blah blah blah. II (Roget s Thesaurus II) I verb Slang. To talk volubly, persistently, and usually inconsequentially: babble, blabber, chatter,… …
97Interlocution — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Interlocution >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 interlocution interlocution Sgm: N 1 collocution collocution colloquy converse conversation confabulation talk discourse verbal intercourse Sgm: N 1 oral communication …
98prattle — (v.) 1530s, frequentative of PRATE (Cf. prate) (q.v.). Related: Prattled; prattling. The noun is attested from 1550s …
99balderdash — n. Verbiage, rodomontade, gasconade, rant, bombast, fustian, froth, palaver, twaddle, chatter, trash, stuff, bosh, platitude, flummery, fudge, jargon, nonsense, prate, prating, senseless prate, jabber, gibberish, gibble gabble, gabble, drivel,… …
100wish-wash — n. 1. Thin drink. 2. Trash, stuff, balderdash, palaver, moonshine, fudge, nonsense, jargon, prate, prattle, drivel, gibberish, gabble, gibble gabble, platitude, flummery, inanity, senseless prate, frothy discourse, idle talk …
