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Noun confab has 1 sense

• confab(n = noun.communication) chat, confabulation, schmoose, schmooze - an informal conversation; Array
is a kind of conversation
has particulars: causerie, chin-wag, chin-wagging, chin wag, chin wagging, chit-chat, chit chat, chitchat, gab, gabfest, gossip, small talk, tittle-tattle
Derived form verb confab₂

Verb confab has 2 senses

• confab(v = verb.communication) chaffer, chat, chatter, chew the fat, chit-chat, chitchat, claver, confabulate, gossip, jaw, natter, shoot the breeze, visit - talk socially without exchanging too much information; "the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze"
is one way to converse, discourse
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s

• confab(v = verb.communication) confabulate, confer, consult - have a conference in order to talk something over; "We conferred about a plan of action"
is one way to discuss, hash out, talk over
Derived form noun confab₁
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s

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confab

advise, audience, bargaining, bargaining session, bull session, chinfest, collogue, conclave, confabulate, confabulation, conference, confrontation, congress, consult, consultation, convention, council, council fire, council of war, dialogue, discussion, duologue, exchange of views, eyeball-to-eyeball encounter, high-level talk, huddle, interchange of views, interview, meeting, negotiations, news conference, palaver, parley, pourparler, powwow, press conference, question-and-answer session, seance, session, sitting, speech, summit, summit conference, summitry, talk, talkfest, treat, trialogue, words

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