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Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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verb
To make small talk or idle chatter.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
Synonyms: chat, gossip
Antonyms: none provided
verb
To give unsolicited or unwanted advice or make unhelpful or idle comments, especially to someone playing a game.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
To watch a card or board game.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive, transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
make unwanted and intrusive comments
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: kibbitz
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: comment, notice, remark, point out
History
From Yiddish קיבעצן (kibetsn), cognate to German kiebitzen (“to look on”), from German Kiebitz (“lapwing”), from Middle High German gibiz (“plover”), imitative of its cry. Compare peewit.
Across languages
20 source translations are retained for this English entry.
