单词 | confab |
释义 | confab (once / 16624 pages) vn WORD FAMILY confab: confabbed, confabbing, confabs USAGE EXAMPLESThe mammoth technology industry confab, formerly the International Consumer Electronics Show, used to be centered on big-screen televisions, appliances and speakers. Seattle Times(Jan 01, 2017) They confabbed with doctors about his condition and translated their diagnoses. Washington Post(Dec 01, 2016) Because the Tom Steyers and Bill McKibbens would sacrifice the planet 10 times over rather than no longer be fawned over at green confabs. Wall Street Journal(Nov 16, 2016) 1v have a conference in order to talk something over Syn|Hypo|Hyper confabulate, confer, consult collogue confer secretly discuss, hash out, talk over speak with others about (something); talk (something) over in detail; have a discussion 2v talk socially without exchanging too much information Syn|Hypo|Hyper chaffer, chat, chatter, chew the fat, chit-chat, chitchat, claver, confabulate, gossip, jaw, natter, shoot the breeze, visit jawbone, schmoose, schmooze, shmoose, shmooze talk idly or casually and in a friendly way converse, discourse carry on a conversation 3n an informal conversation Syn|Hypo|Hyper chat, confabulation, schmoose, schmooze causerie, chin wag, chin wagging, chin-wag, chin-wagging, chit chat, chit-chat, chitchat, gab, gabfest, gossip, small talk, tittle-tattle light informal conversation for social occasions conversation the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc. |
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