kibitzing 1 of 2

variants also kibbitzing

kibitzing

2 of 2

verb

variants also kibbitzing
present participle of kibitz

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for kibitzing
Noun
  • In several cases, I was offered only one class at a time, not because of teaching demand, but because assigning more hours would have triggered additional administrative requirements under my state’s labor law.
    Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2025
  • Reading the results, on my living-room couch, turned out to be the most profound experience of my teaching career.
    D. Graham Burnett, New Yorker, 26 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • After chatting to a voice LLM chatbot like ChatGPT, going back to trying to have a conversational user experience with Alexa (or Siri, or whoever) is frustrating.
    Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
  • At the time, Faustino was chatting with PEOPLE at the 30th annual Race to Erase MS gala and addressed why his former costar was not in attendance at the event.
    Raven Brunner, People.com, 12 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Read: An unabashedly intellectual murder mystery In both novels, the artists eventually do solve their mysteries, but largely through the interference of others rather than their own genius.
    Talya Zax, The Atlantic, 23 Apr. 2025
  • This allows creators to more acutely mobilize and monetize their followings without the interference of platform agendas.
    Solo Ceesay, Rolling Stone, 22 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • The dream part of it, for him, was the chance to spend 100 minutes talking not very much about his passion project itself, but rather using it as a springboard for an infinitely widespread discussion about about political, economic and social ideals.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 3 Jan. 2025
  • Join our Space Forums to keep talking space on the latest missions, night sky and more!
    Leonard David, Space.com, 3 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Bentonville police were able to access Hensley's cellphone with the assistance of his family and friends, and a witness provided details regarding fentanyl purchases involving Hill, the affidavit states.
    Tracy Neal, Arkansas Online, 17 Apr. 2025
  • Document the encounter and seek assistance as soon as possible.
    Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 17 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Or, to extrapolate Anderson’s hacks to this example, creating a competition with a sales incentive would be significantly more impactful than barking instructions.
    Michelle Stansbury, Forbes.com, 19 Apr. 2025
  • When the Trump administration tried to quash those instructions at the Fourth Circuit court of appeals, three federal judges said Trump must comply.
    Brian Bennett, Time, 18 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters during Tuesday’s briefing that the trip will occur from May 13-16 and will include stops in Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates.
    Christian Datoc, The Washington Examiner, 22 Apr. 2025
  • The three-judge panel laid out a briefing schedule that concludes next Friday.
    Bloomberg, Mercury News, 19 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • My research into the psychological foundations of extremism has shown that radical movements rely on a three-step process: emotional priming, ideological reframing and behavioral reinforcement.
    Kevin Waldman, Twin Cities, 10 Apr. 2025
  • Motor priming improves the efficiency of subsequent naturalistic speech-in-noise processing under specific conditions.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 9 Apr. 2025
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“Kibitzing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kibitzing. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.

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