All kibitzing synonyms
kib·itz
K k verb kibitzing
- propose — to offer or suggest (a matter, subject, case, etc.) for consideration, acceptance, or action: to propose a new method.
- level with — having no part higher than another; having a flat or even surface.
- put heads together — the upper part of the body in humans, joined to the trunk by the neck, containing the brain, eyes, ears, nose, and mouth.
- put on to — put in touch with
- tip off — a small present of money given directly to someone for performing a service or menial task; gratuity: He gave the waiter a dollar as a tip.
- barge in — If you barge in or barge in on someone, you rudely interrupt what they are doing or saying.
- butt in — If you say that someone is butting in, you are criticizing the fact that they are joining in a conversation or activity without being asked to.
- horn in — one of the bony, permanent, hollow paired growths, often curved and pointed, that project from the upper part of the head of certain ungulate mammals, as cattle, sheep, goats, or antelopes.
- mess around — a dirty, untidy, or disordered condition: The room was in a mess.
- chime in — If you chime in, you say something just after someone else has spoken.
- intermeddle — to take part in a matter, especially officiously; meddle.
- push in — (of a crime) accomplished by waiting until a victim has unlocked or opened the door before making a forced entry.
adj kibitzing
- busy — A busy time is a period of time during which you have a lot of things to do.
- busybody — If you refer to someone as a busybody, you are criticizing the way they interfere in other people's affairs.
- curious — eager to learn; inquisitive
- impertinent — intrusive or presumptuous, as persons or their actions; insolently rude; uncivil: a brash, impertinent youth.
- mischievous — maliciously or playfully annoying.
- officious — objectionably aggressive in offering one's unrequested and unwanted services, help, or advice; meddlesome: an officious person.
- prying — that pries; looking or searching curiously.
- troublesome — causing trouble, annoyance, or difficulty; vexatious: a troublesome situation; a troublesome person.
- snoopy — characterized by meddlesome curiosity; prying.
- chiseling — a wedgelike tool with a cutting edge at the end of the blade, often made of steel, used for cutting or shaping wood, stone, etc.
- hindering — to cause delay, interruption, or difficulty in; hamper; impede: The storm hindered our progress.
- impeding — to retard in movement or progress by means of obstacles or hindrances; obstruct; hinder.
- interrupting — to cause or make a break in the continuity or uniformity of (a course, process, condition, etc.).
- obstructive — to block or close up with an obstacle; make difficult to pass: Debris obstructed the road.
- snooping — to prowl or pry; go about in a sneaking, prying way.
- tampering — to meddle, especially for the purpose of altering, damaging, or misusing (usually followed by with): Someone has been tampering with the lock.