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: clavered
Gerund: clavering
| 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 |
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
| 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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claver - talk socially without exchanging too much information; "the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze"