flattery intended to persuade

[ Syn: blandishment , cajolery ]

loud and confused and empty talk; mere rhetoric

[ Syn: hot air , empty words , empty talk , rhetoric ]

speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly

[ Syn: chatter , piffle , prate , tittle-tattle , twaddle , clack , maunder , prattle , blab , gibber , tattle , blabber , gabble ]

influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering; He palavered her into going along

[ Syn: wheedle , cajole , blarney , coax , sweet-talk , inveigle ]

have a lengthy discussion, usually between people of different backgrounds