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 |
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I claver |
you claver |
he/she/it clavers |
we claver |
you claver |
they claver |
Preterite |
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I clavered |
you clavered |
he/she/it clavered |
we clavered |
you clavered |
they clavered |
Present Continuous |
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I am clavering |
you are clavering |
he/she/it is clavering |
we are clavering |
you are clavering |
they are clavering |
Present Perfect |
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I have clavered |
you have clavered |
he/she/it has clavered |
we have clavered |
you have clavered |
they have clavered |
Past Continuous |
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I was clavering |
you were clavering |
he/she/it was clavering |
we were clavering |
you were clavering |
they were clavering |
Past Perfect |
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I had clavered |
you had clavered |
he/she/it had clavered |
we had clavered |
you had clavered |
they had clavered |
Future |
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I will claver |
you will claver |
he/she/it will claver |
we will claver |
you will claver |
they will claver |
Future Perfect |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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I would claver |
you would claver |
he/she/it would claver |
we would claver |
you would claver |
they would claver |
Past Conditional |
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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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