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KIBITZ
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I. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they kibitz ... he / she / it kibitzes
Past simple: kibitzed
Past participle: kibitzed
-ing form: kibitzing
Sense 1
Meaning:
Make unwanted and intrusive comments
Synonyms:
kibbitz; kibitz
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Hypernyms (to "kibitz" is one way to...):
comment; notice; point out; remark (make or write a comment on)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
Derivation:
kibitzer ((Yiddish) a meddler who offers unwanted advice to others)
