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Engaging in Verbal Communication

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to confabulate
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to prattle
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to parley
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to palaver
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to babble
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to prate
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to jaw
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to natter
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to blab
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to tattle
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to yap
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to yak
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to gab
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to rant
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to orate
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to spout
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to falter
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to bawl
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to rave
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to scoff
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to banter
to confabulate
to confabulate
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to have a casual and light conversation without sharing a lot of information

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As they waited for the meeting to start, colleagues confabulated about their weekend plans.
The neighbors often confabulate over the fence about gardening tips.

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to prattle
to prattle
Verb
p
p
r
r
a
æ
tt
t
ə
l
l
e

to talk a lot about unimportant things and in a way that may seem foolish

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intransitive
to parley
to parley
Verb
p
p
a
ɑ
r
r
l
l
e
y
i

to discuss the terms of an agreement with an opposing side, usually an enemy

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intransitive
to palaver
Verb
p
p
a
æ
l
l
a
ɑ:
v
v
e
ə
r
r

to aimlessly talk a lot

to babble
to babble
Verb
b
b
a
æ
bb
b
ə
l
l
e

to make random, meaningless sounds

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intransitive
to prate
Verb
p
p
r
r
a
eɪ
t
t
e

to talk at length in a foolish or inconsequential way

to jaw
Verb
j
ʤ
a
ɔ
w

to talk at length in a tedious or annoying way

to natter
to natter
Verb
n
n
a
æ
tt
t
e
ɜ
r
r
Informal

to have a casual conversation, often involving gossip

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intransitive
to blab
Verb
b
b
l
l
a
æ
b
b

to talk excessively or thoughtlessly

to tattle
to tattle
Verb
t
t
a
æ
tt
t
ə
l
l
e

to reveal someone's wrongdoing or misbehavior to others

keep quiet

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intransitive
to yap
Verb
y
j
a
æ
p
p

to talk excessively or continuously, often in a way that is annoying to others

to yak
Verb
y
j
a
æ
k
k

to talk persistently, often in a tedious or annoying manner

to gab
to gab
Verb
g
g
a
æ
b
b

to chat casually for an extended period, often in a lively manner

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intransitive
to rant
to rant
Verb
r
r
a
æ
n
n
t
t

to speak loudly, expressing strong opinions or complaints

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intransitive
to orate
to orate
Verb
o
o:
r
r
a
eɪ
t
t
e

to speak formally and at length, especially in a public setting

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intransitive
to spout
Verb
s
s
p
p
o
a
u
ʊ
t
t

to speak or express opinions in a lengthy, fervent, or pompous manner

to falter
Verb
f
f
a
ɔ
l
l
t
t
e
ɜ
r
r

to speak hesitantly or with uncertainty

to bawl
to bawl
Verb
b
b
a
ɔ
w
l
l

to shout loudly and emotionally, often expressing distress, anger, or frustration

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intransitive
to rave
to rave
Verb
r
r
a
eɪ
v
v
e

to talk rapidly and incoherently, making it hard for others to understand what is being said

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intransitive
to scoff
Verb
s
s
c
k
o
ɔ
ff
f

to express contempt or derision by mocking, ridiculing, and laughing at someone or something

to banter
to banter
Verb
b
b
a
æ
n
n
t
t
e
ɜ
r
r

to engage in light, playful, and teasing conversation or exchange of remarks

Grammatical Information:

intransitive

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