to have a conference in order to talk something over
confab
Verb
to talk socially without exchanging too much information
croaking
Noun
a harsh hoarse utterance (as of a frog)
chitchat
Noun
light informal conversation for social occasions
chitchat
Verb
to talk socially without exchanging too much information
chit-chat
Noun
light informal conversation for social occasions
chit-chat
Verb
to talk socially without exchanging too much information
chit chat
Noun
light informal conversation for social occasions
chin wag
Noun
light informal conversation for social occasions
chin-wag
Noun
light informal conversation for social occasions
chin wagging
Noun
light informal conversation for social occasions
chin-wagging
Noun
light informal conversation for social occasions
closed session
Noun
a session, usually of a legislative body, that is closed to the public
causerie
Noun
light informal conversation for social occasions
confirmation hearing
Noun
a hearing held by the US Senate to gather information on whether to approve or reject candidates for high federal office who are nominated by the president
contract offer
Noun
offer by an employer to contract to pay an employee at a given rate
cachinnation
Noun
loud convulsive laughter
cackle
Noun
a loud laugh suggestive of a hen's cackle
cackle
Noun
noisy talk
cackle
Noun
the sound made by a hen after laying an egg
cackle
Verb
to emit a loud, unpleasant kind of laughing
cackle
Verb
to squawk shrilly and loudly, characteristic of hens
cackle
Verb
to talk or utter in a cackling manner
counterproposal
Noun
a proposal offered as an alternative to an earlier proposal
chortle
Noun
a soft partly suppressed laugh
chortle
Verb
to laugh quietly or with restraint
chuckle
Noun
a soft partly suppressed laugh
chuckle
Verb
to laugh quietly or with restraint
collective bargaining
Noun
negotiation between an employer and trade union
chatter
Noun
noisy talk
chatter
Noun
the high-pitched continuing noise made by animals like birds or monkeys
chatter
Noun
the rapid series of noises made by the parts of a machine
chatter
Verb
to speak about unimportant matters rapidly and incessantly
chatter
Verb
to make noise as if chattering away
chatter
Verb
to talk socially without exchanging too much information
chatter
Verb
to cut unevenly with a chattering tool
chatter
Verb
to click repeatedly or uncontrollably
countermand
Noun
a contrary command cancelling or reversing a previous command
countermand
Verb
to cancel officially
call up
Noun
an order to report for military duty
call up
Verb
to recall knowledge from memory
call up
Verb
to get or try to get into communication with someone by telephone
call up
Verb
to bring forward or towards for discussion or consideration
call up
Verb
to call to arms
climb-down
Noun
a retraction of a previously held position
contradiction
Noun
the speech act of contradicting someone
contradiction
Noun
in logic, a statement that is necessarily false
contradiction
Noun
opposition between two conflicting forces or ideas