单词	confabbing
释义	confab noun con·​fab ˈkän-ˌfab  kən-ˈfab  1 : chat sense 1 2 : discussion, conference confab kən-ˈfab  ˈkän-ˌfab  intransitive verb Synonyms argument argumentation argy-bargy [chiefly British] back-and-forth colloquy confabulation conference consult consultation council counsel debate deliberation dialogue dialog discussion give-and-take palaver parley talk See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences we had a little confab about the merits of the plan after the requisite confab, we got down to business Recent Examples on the Web The confab, put together by Vice President Kamala Harris, was set up so that the president and Labor Secretary Marty Walsh could pick the brains of the organizers behind headline-grabbing unionization drives at Starbucks and Amazon. Jason Linkins, The New Republic, 14 May 2022 Jeff Klein’s newish West Hollywood private club — formerly a derelict bathhouse — has emerged as a go-to hang for stars and decision-makers to catch up, cut deals or mend fences (remember that Steven Spielberg and Ted Sarandos confab?). Kirsten Chuba, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Aug. 2022 Handling such issues will be also key for President Xi Jinping ahead of a leadership confab widely expected to cement his rule for life. Richard Frost, Fortune, 15 July 2022 Next week the short will be honored as Best of Show at annual computer graphics confab SIGGRAPH, which returns as an in-person event Aug. 3-8 in Vancouver. Carolyn Giardina, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Aug. 2022 Recently some of the country’s top poll takers got together in Chicago for their first in-person confab since the pandemic began. Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2022 Meanwhile industry confab CartoonNext will take place at Marseille, France, Apr. 12-15. Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 15 Dec. 2021 That the announcement came Sunday at the confab was no surprise given that the show’s predecessor series frequently announced similar news to close out Comic-Con. Lesley Goldberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 July 2022 Now in its seventh year, the confab combines two days of live events at London’s Business Design Centre, and four more days of online streaming. Nick Holdsworth, Variety, 26 Nov. 2021 See More Word History First Known Use 1701, in the meaning defined at sense 1 confabbing verb present participle of confab as in consulting to exchange viewpoints or seek advice for the purpose of finding a solution to a problem the members of the condo board have been confabbing about the security problem Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance consulting discussing conferring talking confabulating talking over chewing over treating parleying counseling counselling arguing advising kicking around debating hashing (over) batting (around) ventilating palavering rehashing coaching tutoring bandying disputing deliberating mooting guiding referring (to) recommending suggesting directing
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