kibitz

ˈkɪbɪts

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Definition of kibitz - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

intr.

behavior

Rare

make intrusive comments as a spectator

Rare

He couldn't help but kibitz during the match.

butt in

interject

unwanted advice

Rare

give unwanted advice, especially in card games

Rare

He tends to kibitz when we play poker, which gets annoying..

interfere

meddle

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Origin of kibitz

Yiddish, kibetsn (to offer unwanted advice)

Examples of kibitz in a sentence

The audience began to kibitz, distracting the performers.
Stop trying to kibitz during my chess game.
She loves to kibitz when others are cooking.

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French:intervenir, se mêler, ...
German:kommentieren, ungewollte Ratschläge geben, ...
Italian:intromettersi, dare consigli non richiesti, ...
Spanish:comentar, entrometerse, ...
Portuguese:fazer comentários, intrometer-se, ...
Chinese:发表多余的评论, ...
Japanese:口出しする, 余計な口を出す, ...
Arabic:تَدَخَّلَ بالتعليقات, تَدَخَّلَ بِنَصِيحَةٍ, ...
Hebrew:לְהַעִיר, לָתֵת עֵצוֹת לֹא רְצוּיוֹת, ...
Russian:комментировать, советовать без спроса, ...
Ukrainian:втручатися, давати непрохані поради, ...
Hindi:टिप्पणी करना, अनचाही सलाह देना, ...
Bengali:অনধিকার চর্চা করা, অনাহূত পরামর্শ দেওয়া, ...
Catalan:fer comentaris, donar consells no desitjats, ...
Czech:kecat do toho, dávat nevyžádané rady při hře, ...
Danish:kommentere, give uønskede råd, ...
Dutch:bemoeien, ongevraagd advies geven, ...
Greek:κάνω παρεμβατικά σχόλια, ανακατεύομαι, ...
Hungarian:beleszólni, kéretlen tanácsokat osztogatni játék közben, ...
Khmer:និយាយជ្រៀតជ្រែក, ផ្តល់យោបល់ដោយគ្មានអ្នកសុំ, ...
Korean:참견하다, 쓸데없는 조언을 하다, ...
Persian:اظهار نظر کرد, نصیحت ناخواسته دادن, ...
Polish:komentować, udzielać niechcianych rad, ...
Portuguese (BR):palpitar, intrometer-se, ...
Romanian:a interveni, a da sfaturi necerute, ...
Swedish:kommentera påträngande, lägga sig i, ...
Thai:แสดงความคิดเห็น, ให้คำแนะนำที่ไม่ต้องการ, ...
Turkish:müdahaleci yorum yapmak, istenmeyen tavsiye vermek, ...
Vietnamese:bình luận xâm phạm, cho lời khuyên không cần thiết, ...

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