(פ') לפטפט; להחניף

(ש"ע) פטפוט; חנופה; משא ומתן

v. chatter idly; flatter; confer, negotiate

n. idle or foolish chatter; flattery; conference between two parties (especially meetings between explorers and native officials)

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Noun
1. flattery intended to persuade
(synonym) blandishment, cajolery
(hypernym) flattery
(derivation) wheedle, cajole, blarney, coax, sweet-talk, inveigle
2. loud and confused and empty talk; "mere rhetoric"
(synonym) hot air, empty words, empty talk, rhetoric
(hypernym) nonsense, bunk, nonsensicality, meaninglessness, hokum
(derivation) chatter, piffle, prate, tittle-tattle, twaddle, clack, maunder, prattle, blab, gibber, tattle, blabber, gabble

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Verb
1. speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly
(synonym) chatter, piffle, prate, tittle-tattle, twaddle, clack, maunder, prattle, blab, gibber, tattle, blabber, gabble
(hypernym) talk, speak, utter, mouth, verbalize, verbalise
(hyponym) babble, blather, smatter, blether, blither
(derivation) hot air, empty words, empty talk, rhetoric
2. influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering; "He palavered her into going along"
(synonym) wheedle, cajole, blarney, coax, sweet-talk, inveigle
(hypernym) persuade
(hyponym) soft-soap
(derivation) blandishment, cajolery
3. have a lengthy discussion, usually between people of different backgrounds
(hypernym) parley

n. palaver, conference; chatter, fuss

(v. t. & i.)
To make palaver with, or to; to used palaver;to talk idly or deceitfully; to employ flattery; to cajole; as, to palaver artfully.
  

(n.)
Talk; conversation; esp., idle or beguiling talk; talk intended to deceive; flattery.
  

(n.)
In Africa, a parley with the natives; a talk; hence, a public conference and deliberation; a debate.