Information about the word kibitz (English → Esperanto: babili)

Synonyms: chat, chatter, babble, yabber, yak

Part of speechverb
Pronunciation/ˈkɪbɪts/
Hyphenationkib·itz

Conjugation

Indicative mood
Present tensePast tense
(I) kibitz(I) kibitzed
(thou) kibitzest(thou) kibitzedst
(he) kibitzes, kibitzeth(he) kibitzed
(we) kibitz(we) kibitzed
(you) kibitz(you) kibitzed
(they) kibitz(they) kibitzed
Subjunctive mood
Present tensePast tense
(I) kibitz (I) kibitzed
(thou) kibitz(thou) kibitzed
(he) kibitz(he) kibitzed
(we) kibitz(we) kibitzed
(you) kibitz(you) kibitzed
(they) kibitz(they) kibitzed
Imperative mood
kibitz
Participles
Present participlePast participle
kibitzingkibitzed

Usage samples

What Trump seems to prefer is to surround himself with a group of people with whom he can kibitz rather than a group of people telling him what to do.

Translations

Afrikaansgesels
Catalangarlar; xerrar
Czechklábosit; tlachat; žvanit
Danishsludre; snakke
Dutchbabbelen; keuvelen; kouten; praten
Esperantobabili
Faeroesepráta; tosa
Finnishlörpötellä
Frenchbabiller; bavarder; causer; faire la causette; jacasser; jaser; papoter
Germanplaudern; schwatzen; plautschen
Hungariancseveg; fecseg
Icelandicblaðra; masa
Italianchiacchierare
Malaymengobrol
Norwegianskravle
Polishgawędzić
Portuguesegrulhar; palrar; parolar; tagarelar
Russianболтать
Saterland Frisianflääre; kalwerje; kauelje; koolje; rüüljr; snaffelje
Spanishcharlar
Swedishprata; snacka
Thaiคุย