Palavering

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  • v. Present participle of palaver.
  • Word Usage
    "In the palavering over the Greece bailout, an obstacle was the European Central Bank's insistence that nothing be done that might allow the ratings agencies to declare that Greece had defaulted on its debts—or at least not until the bank received taxpayer guarantees for its own holdings of Greek debt."
    Verb Form
    palavered    palavering    palavers   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    parley    flattery    hokum    nonsense    nonsensicality   
    Cross Reference
    Form
    palavered    palavering   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    talk    conversation    flattery    debate    cajole   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    blarney    cajolery    beguilement    buncombe    blandishment