chat

¹chat

verb \ˈchat\

chat·tedchat·ting

Definition of CHAT

intransitive verb

1

: chatter, prattle

2

a : to talk in an informal or familiar manner b : to take part in an online discussion in a chat room

transitive verb

chiefly British : to talk to; especially : to talk lightly, glibly, or flirtatiously with —often used with up

Examples of CHAT

1. We chatted about our plans for the summer.
2. called him up to chat
3. She stayed up all night chatting with her friends online.

Origin of CHAT

Middle English chatten, short for chatteren

First Known Use: 15th century

Related to CHAT

Synonyms: babble, blab, cackle, chaffer [British], chatter, chin [slang], converse, gab, gabble, gas, jabber, jaw, kibitz (also kibbitz), natter, palaver, patter, prate, prattle, rap, rattle, run on, schmooze (or shmooze), talk, twitter, visit, blow smoke, chew the fat (also chew the rag), shoot the breeze, talk a blue streak

Related Words: gossip, tattle; descant, discuss, expatiate; yak (also yack), yammer, yap

Near Antonyms: articulate, enunciate, pronounce

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Rhymes with CHAT

bat, batt, blat, brat, cat, Cat, chert, drat, fat, flat, frat, gat, gnat, hat, mat, Matt, matte, pat, phat, plait, plat, Pratt, rat, sat, scat, scatt, skat, slat, spat, splat, sprat, stat, tat, that, vat