palaver

Meanings

• flattery intended to persuade
• loud and confused and empty talk
• speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly
• influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering
  • "He palavered her into going along"
• have a lengthy discussion, usually between people of different backgrounds

Synonyms

blab, blabber, blandishment, blarney, cajole, cajolery, chatter, clack, coax, empty talk, empty words, gabble, gibber, hot air, inveigle, maunder, piffle, prate, prattle, rhetoric, sweet-talk, tattle, tittle-tattle, twaddle, wheedle