Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to kibitz
Participle: kibitzed
Gerund: kibitzing
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | kibitz |
| you | kibitz |
| he;she;it | kibitzes |
| we | kibitz |
| you | kibitz |
| they | kibitz |
Perfect
| I | have kibitzed |
| you | have kibitzed |
| he;she;it | has kibitzed |
| we | have kibitzed |
| you | have kibitzed |
| they | have kibitzed |
Past
| I | kibitzed |
| you | kibitzed |
| he;she;it | kibitzed |
| we | kibitzed |
| you | kibitzed |
| they | kibitzed |
Pluperfect
| I | had kibitzed |
| you | had kibitzed |
| he;she;it | had kibitzed |
| we | had kibitzed |
| you | had kibitzed |
| they | had kibitzed |
Future
| I | will kibitz |
| you | will kibitz |
| he;she;it | will kibitz |
| we | will kibitz |
| you | will kibitz |
| they | will kibitz |
Future Perfect
| I | will have kibitzed |
| you | will have kibitzed |
| he;she;it | will have kibitzed |
| we | will have kibitzed |
| you | will have kibitzed |
| they | will have kibitzed |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | kibitz |
| you | kibitz |
| he;she;it | kibitz |
| we | kibitz |
| you | kibitz |
| they | kibitz |
Perfect
| I | have kibitzed |
| you | have kibitzed |
| he;she;it | have kibitzed |
| we | have kibitzed |
| you | have kibitzed |
| they | have kibitzed |
Imperfect
| I | kibitzed |
| you | kibitzed |
| he;she;it | kibitzed |
| we | kibitzed |
| you | kibitzed |
| they | kibitzed |
Pluperfect
| I | had kibitzed |
| you | had kibitzed |
| he;she;it | had kibitzed |
| we | had kibitzed |
| you | had kibitzed |
| they | had kibitzed |
Conditional
Present
| I | would kibitz |
| you | would kibitz |
| he;she;it | would kibitz |
| we | would kibitz |
| you | would kibitz |
| they | would kibitz |
Perfect
| I | would have kibitzed |
| you | would have kibitzed |
| he;she;it | would have kibitzed |
| we | would have kibitzed |
| you | would have kibitzed |
| they | would have kibitzed |
Imperative
| you | kibitz |
| we | Let's kibitz |
| you | kibitz |
Verbs conjugated like 'kibitz'
abash,
abolish,
abroach,
accomplish,
accroach,
address,
admix,
admonish,
ado,
adpress,
affamish,
affix,
alloo,
amass,
ambush,
anguish,
annex,
appeach,
appears,
approach, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'kibitz'
kibbitz,
bit,
bite,
bitt,
blitz,
debit,
digit,
dimit,
fritz,
habit,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
From Yiddish קיבעצן (kibetsn), cognate to German kiebitzen (“to look on”), from German Kiebitz (“lapwing”), from Middle High German gibiz (“plover”), imitative of its cry. Compare peewit. See: German, old spelling '
kiebitzen'.
Verbs referencing "kibitz"
Polish
kibicować.
Sample Sentences
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Louise and I used to head down to the coffee shop and just sit for hours and kibitz.
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His wife Karen listened as John and I kibitzed about our experiences at the University of Oklahoma some 40 years ago. [2004, Gerald W. Esch, Parasites, People, and Places: Essays on Field Parasitology, Cambridge University Press, →ISBN:]
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Okay, we kibitzed enough. What brings you? [2004, David Daniel, Goofy Foot: An Alex Rasmussen Mystery, Minotaur Books, →ISBN:]
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Their owners lounge at the outdoor tables, kibitzing about cranksets, aero bars, local races or, when they can help it, anything other than cycling. [2012 August 9, Liz Robbins, “Where Cyclists Fuel Up on Carbs”, in The New York Times:]
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So how it’s gonna go is we’re gonna talk for about 45 minutes. We’re just gonna kibbitz here; that’s Yiddish for just kinda like […] [2018 December 10, Eric Johnson, “Full Q&A: Y Combinator’s Sam Altman and Recode’s Kara Swisher discuss tech ethics, addiction and Facebook”, in recode:]
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Quit kibitzing! You're giving away my hand!
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[…] stayed in the dorm, although she lived in Brooklyn Heights, and I frequently spent long hours with her, either in her room or at the student lounge, where we drank coffee and smoked cigarettes and kibitzed the never-ending bridge game. [2002, Elisabeth Merrett, Storied Landscapes: A Journey, iUniverse, →ISBN, page 103:]
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When it was my turn to stay in the office until 11 pm. closing, I kibitzed on their poker games and heard some colorful tales. [2012, Nona Baldwin Brown, Through the Opening Door: My Pioneering Journey in Mainstream Journalism, iUniverse, →ISBN, page 37:]