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backchannel en · NOUN

Etymology

From back + channel.

Meanings

  1. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of back channel.

Forms

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back-channel alternative lexicographic
backchannels Number=Plur lexicographic

backchannel en · VERB

Etymology

From back + channel.

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To employ a back channel.
  2. (transitive) To employ a back channel. ▸ To employ non-verbal (oral and visual) means to influence a speaker without interruption.

Forms

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backchannelling Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part UK lexicographic
backchanneling Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part US lexicographic
back-channel alternative lexicographic
backchanneled Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part US lexicographic
backchanneled Tense=Past US lexicographic
backchannelled Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part UK lexicographic
backchannelled Tense=Past UK lexicographic
backchannels Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic