Synonyms for kibitz

Most common

chat · gossip

All synonyms

Verb

Definitions

1. v. 1

   To make small talk or idle chatter.

   Louise and I used to head down to the coffee shop and just sit for hours and kibitz.

Related words

Word family

kibitzer

Other spellings

kibbitz

Forms

Past participle

kibitzed
e.g. kibitzed → chatted, gossiped…

Example sentences

• chat Ziri and Rima continued to chat about their lives.
• gossip He has been a gossip columnist for nine years now.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters

chat¹

6 letters

gossip²

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (gossip² = 2 syllables).