confabbed
Had a talk
Confabbed is the past tense of confab, an informal word meaning to chat or have a casual conversation.
The noun confab is a relaxed discussion or informal meeting: We had a quick confab about the project.
The verb follows: They confabbed in the hallway for ten minutes.
Informal light conversation
- gossipInformal talk spreading rumors
- banterPlayful, teasing exchange
- natterLight, aimless conversation
- chinwagInformal lengthy conversation
gabbed · yakked · prattled · schmooze · blathered · jawed · gabfest · tête-à-tête
Communicated verbally
- discussedTalked about thoroughly
- dialoguedHeld mutual conversation
- exchangedMutually traded
- discoursedSpoke formally, extensively
communicated · parleyed · conferred · consulted · deliberated · spoke · interacted · engaged
Schemed or graphed
- schemedCrafted underhanded plans
- colludedPlotted together secretly
- collaboratedWorked jointly with others
- concoctedCreated by combining elements
hatched · strategized · planned · connived · contrived · cooked up · put heads together · caucused
Created something new
- concoctedCreated by combining elements
- made upConcocted or reconciled
- embellishedDecorated or exaggerated
- embroideredOrnamented with sewn designs
exaggerated · fantasized · imagined · confected · manufactured · spun · dreamed up
chitchat
Informal light conversation
- gossipInformal talk spreading rumors
- banterPlayful, teasing exchange
- natterLight, aimless conversation
chinwag · gabbed · yakked · prattled · schmooze · blathered · jawed · gabfest · tête-à-tête · palaver
talked
Communicated verbally
discoursed · communicated · parleyed · conferred · consulted · deliberated · spoke · interacted · engaged · corresponded
plotted
Schemed or graphed
- schemedCrafted underhanded plans
- colludedPlotted together secretly
- collaboratedWorked jointly with others
concocted · hatched · strategized · planned · connived · contrived · cooked up · put heads together · caucused
invented
Created something new
- concoctedCreated by combining elements
- made upConcocted or reconciled
- embellishedDecorated or exaggerated
embroidered · exaggerated · fantasized · imagined · confected · manufactured · spun · dreamed up
confabbedlectured
Spoke formally to instruct
orated · speechified · declaimed · pontificated · sermonized
confabbedwithdrew
Pulled out or back
kept to oneself · disengaged · avoided · shunned · retreated