thebighoogl.blogg.se - Synonyms for spat

Negotiation: a talk in which the speakers seek to reach an agreementĤ9. Negotiate: to talk in order to reach an agreementĤ8. Jest: a humorous or mocking statement to make such a statementĤ7. Gossip: see chat, with an additional connotation of talk or talking about the personal lives of one or more other people (also, someone who engages in such talk)Ĥ5. Give-and-take: an exchange of ideas or commentsĤ2. Fast-talk: to persuade or influence by deceptively authoritative and/or flattering speechĤ1. Double-talk: intentionally confusing or ambiguous language, or talk that is at least partially meaningless to engage in such talkģ7. Crack: an uncomplimentary comment also, to quickly say something, as when spontaneously telling a joke pertinent to a situationģ6. Converse: to speak back and forth with one or more peopleģ1. Conversation: a talk between or among two or more peopleģ0. Confess: to admit to a thought or action considered improper or shamefulĢ9. Conference: a meeting, or an event consisting of presentations and/or meetingsĢ8. Confer: to exchange opinions or seek adviceĢ7. Confabulation: see chat and confab (also, something made up)Ģ6. Confab: see chat (also, a formal meeting)Ģ5. Comment: an opinion or observation to say something of this typeĢ4. Circumlocution: evasive or verbose talkĢ3. Chinwag: informal talking to talk informallyĢ2. Chatter: quick, extensive, and/or aimless talk to talk in such a mannerĢ0. Chat: an idle or inconsequential conversation to engage in such talkġ8. Chaff: see badinage also, to tease good-naturedlyġ7.

Cajolery/cajolement: talk with the intent to persuadeġ6. Cajole: to persuade with soothing or flattering remarksġ3-14. Bluster: boastful or threatening talk to speak boastfully or threateninglyġ2. Blandishments: see cajolery/cajolementġ0. Barb: a hurtful and/or critical commentĨ. Banter: see badinage, with a connotation of good-natured teasing or arguing to engage in such talkĦ. Backchat: see back talk, badinage, and gossipĥ. Back talk: a disrespectful response to respond disrespectfullyģ. Babble: enthusiastic or excessive talk, or meaningless sounds or nonsense words to talk in this mannerĢ. Here’s a noncomprehensive roster of many synonyms for the noun and verb forms of talk (I had to stop somewhere):ġ. Or is it? There are many ways to talk, and each has its own word (or words) for it.

‘They often had tiny spats about Maddie's aversion to anything girlish or even hinting towards being a woman.Talk, talk, talk - it’s all the same.

‘Family comes first - and petty spats and annoyances are put aside for the greater good of the Shaws.’.

‘Sandy and I have had spats in the past, and we're going to have them going forward.’.

‘Occasionally, there seemed to be a personal edge to their courtroom spats.’.

‘However, eighteenth-century England was not without its religious spats.’.

‘It was the usual routine, after one of their spats Antony would go in angry at her, and come out groveling at her feet to take him back.’.

‘We've been together for 35 minutes and nary a spat yet.’.

‘Her sister never told anyone about their little spats.’.

‘God, how I hated to be put in the middle of their spats.’.

‘There still were the little daily spats between them.’.

‘As much as we had spats, I had to admit: the guy is great.’.

‘Since she moved in, most of my spats with Martin over things like dishes and toothpaste tops have virtually disappeared - she just quietly does things.’.

‘He said he believed that most inter-union spats were caused by unhappiness with the service provided, rather than active ‘poaching’ by another union.’.‘After a year of bitter public spats with powerful group chieftains - especially in the steel and hotel businesses - Tata ousted them and installed new management.’.‘You guys were having another one of you lover's spats, weren't you?’.‘After endless bickering, they overcome their spats and, together again (perhaps still drunk), fight their way to a glorious victory.’.‘Fay and Dave seldom fought and when they did it was usually little spats, bought on by Fay's fiery personality.’.‘Soon after we met, Slater was in the papers again after his wife allegedly broke a glass over his head during a violent spat.’.‘They're typical brothers, so they get into these little spats with each other sometimes, and they separate them.’.‘Almost immediately they run into a pointless spat with local tough guys that spirals into a violent feud.’.‘when we had our little spats, he had only to smile to get back on the right side of me’.