palaver

Từ điển WordNet v3.1 - WordNet Dictionary

I - noun

1. flattery intended to persuade
• Syn:
blandishment, cajolery
• Derivationally related forms:
cajole (for: cajolery), blandish (for: blandishment)
• Hypernyms:
flattery
2. loud and confused and empty talk
- mere rhetoric
• Syn:
hot air, empty words, empty talk, rhetoric
• Hypernyms:
nonsense, bunk, nonsensicality, meaninglessness, hokum

II - verb

1. speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly
• Syn:
chatter, piffle, prate, tittle-tattle, twaddle,
clack, maunder, prattle, blab, gibber, tattle,
blabber, gabble
• Derivationally related forms:
gabble (for: gabble), blabber (for: blabber), prattler (for: prattle), prattle (for: prattle), twaddler (for: twaddle), twaddle (for: twaddle), tittle-tattle (for: tittle-tattle), prater (for: prate), prate (for: prate), piffle (for: piffle), chatter (for: chatter), chatterer (for: chatter)
• Hypernyms:
talk, speak, utter, mouth, verbalize, verbalise
• Hyponyms:
babble, blather, smatter, blether, blither
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
2. influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering
- He palavered her into going along
• Syn:
wheedle, cajole, blarney, coax, sweet-talk, inveigle
• Derivationally related forms:
coaxer (for: coax), coaxing (for: coax), coax (for: coax), blarney (for: blarney), cajolery (for: cajole), wheedler (for: wheedle), wheedling (for: wheedle)
• Hypernyms:
persuade
• Hyponyms:
soft-soap, browbeat, bully, swagger
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
3. have a lengthy discussion, usually between people of different backgrounds
• Hypernyms:
parley
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
- Sam and Sue palaver
- Sam wants to palaver with Sue

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  hot air, empty words, empty talk, rhetoric, blandishment, cajolery, wheedle, cajole, blarney, coax, sweet-talk, inveigle