Crossword clues for palavering
palavering
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Palaver \Pa*la"ver\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Palavered; p. pr. & vb. n. Palavering.] To make palaver with, or to; to used palaver; to talk idly or deceitfully; to employ flattery; to cajole; as, to palaver artfully.
Palavering the little language for her benefit.
--C.
Bront['e]
Wiktionary
n. The act of one who palavers. vb. (present participle of palaver English)
Usage examples of "palavering".
I gather there was a lot of palavering going on, but about what I had no idea at the time.
Thank God they'd done most of their palavering on the porch, or outside on the lawn.
Thank God they’d done most of their palavering on the porch, or outside on the lawn.
We did some palavering, but I had my eyes on a buckskin pony I saw tethered near their lodges.
We sat around the fire and the Cheyennes put away the best part of a side of buffalo and a gallon or so of coffee before we settled down to palavering about horses.
As the breath of the icehouse took us in tow -- Jenny's little finger hooked itself into my little finger -- as icy lungs drew us in, I knew: now Tulla, alone or with that young thug, is going to the caretaker and getting the key, or she's getting the caretaker with the key: and the gang are palavering in nine voices so the caretaker won't hear us while he's locking up.