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cla·ver (klā′vər) Scots intr.v. cla·vered ,
cla·ver·ing ,
cla·vers To gossip or talk idly.
[Perhaps of Celtic origin .]
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claver (ˈkleɪvə ) vb (
intr )
to talk idly; gossip
n (often plural ) idle talk; gossip
[C13: of uncertain origin]
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claver Past participle: claveredGerund: claveringImperative Present Preterite Present Continuous Present Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Future Future Perfect Future Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Conditional Past Conditional Present I claver you claver he/she/it clavers we claver you claver they claver
Preterite I clavered you clavered he/she/it clavered we clavered you clavered they clavered
Present Continuous I am clavering you are clavering he/she/it is clavering we are clavering you are clavering they are clavering
Present Perfect I have clavered you have clavered he/she/it has clavered we have clavered you have clavered they have clavered
Past Continuous I was clavering you were clavering he/she/it was clavering we were clavering you were clavering they were clavering
Past Perfect I had clavered you had clavered he/she/it had clavered we had clavered you had clavered they had clavered
Future I will claver you will claver he/she/it will claver we will claver you will claver they will claver
Future Perfect I will have clavered you will have clavered he/she/it will have clavered we will have clavered you will have clavered they will have clavered
Future Continuous I will be clavering you will be clavering he/she/it will be clavering we will be clavering you will be clavering they will be clavering
Present Perfect Continuous I have been clavering you have been clavering he/she/it has been clavering we have been clavering you have been clavering they have been clavering
Future Perfect Continuous I will have been clavering you will have been clavering he/she/it will have been clavering we will have been clavering you will have been clavering they will have been clavering
Past Perfect Continuous I had been clavering you had been clavering he/she/it had been clavering we had been clavering you had been clavering they had been clavering
Conditional I would claver you would claver he/she/it would claver we would claver you would claver they would claver
Past Conditional I would have clavered you would have clavered he/she/it would have clavered we would have clavered you would have clavered they would have clavered
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Thesaurus Antonyms Related Words Synonyms Legend:
Verb 1. claver - talk socially without exchanging too much information; "the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze"chew the fat ,
chitchat ,
chit-chat ,
confab ,
jaw ,
natter ,
shoot the breeze ,
chat ,
chaffer ,
confabulate ,
gossip ,
chatter ,
visit
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