palavers

Noun

• flattery intended to persuade
• loud and confused and empty talk

Verb

• speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly
• influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering
• have a lengthy discussion, usually between people of different backgrounds
• third-person singular simple present indicative of palaver

Synonyms

blab, blabber, blandishment, blarney, cajole, cajolery, chatter, clack, coax, empty talk, empty words, gabble, gibber, hot air, inveigle, maunder, palaver, piffle, prate, prattle, rhetoric, sweet-talk, tattle, tittle-tattle, twaddle, wheedle