Palavering
noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 gerund of palaver: the act of one who palavers. form-of, gerund
"They are among the silent, I believe; mostly far away from platforms and public palaverings; not speaking forth the image of their nobleness in transitory words, but imprinting it, each on his own little section of the world, in silent facts, in modest valiant actions, that will endure forevermore."
- 1 present participle and gerund of palaver form-of, gerund, participle, present
Synonyms
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More examples"They are among the silent, I believe; mostly far away from platforms and public palaverings; not speaking forth the image of their nobleness in transitory words, but imprinting it, each on his own little section of the world, in silent facts, in modest valiant actions, that will endure forevermore."
Etymology
From palaver + -ing.
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