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as in talked
to engage in casual or rambling conversation
the coffeehouse became the favored place to meet friends and chat for hours
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as in chattered
to speak rapidly, inarticulately, and usually unintelligibly
lost in his own world, the toddler chatted happily for hours
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Recent Examples of chatted
Seated at the table in front of José, brothers Juan, Richard, and Gabriel Zamora munched on chips and salsa and chatted.
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Kansas City Star, 7 May 2026
Actors in period costumes looked over scripts and chatted with one another.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 4 May 2026
Berrios hugged Earle and gave her a kiss on the cheek, and the two chatted briefly.
—Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 4 May 2026
Children hoisted high on shoulders, retirees on morning strolls and hundreds of others at Lincoln Park Zoo chatted in anticipation of seeing a baby rhinoceros’ first public appearance yesterday morning.
—Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
The leader of the rebellion chatted with young kids carrying Princess Leia dolls and wearing Boba Fett masks.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 29 Apr. 2026
Trump had been appreciative, and the two had chatted by phone to hash out the timing of the endorsement announcement.
—Russell Berman, The Atlantic, 25 Apr. 2026
Former Husky Chase Lundt, who is going into his second training camp with the Bills, chatted with Bell about playing there during the season, and the pre-draft process.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 25 Apr. 2026
The teenagers chatted and laughed with each other, but the room became serious as practice began.
—Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Apr. 2026
Kansas City Star, 7 May 2026
Actors in period costumes looked over scripts and chatted with one another.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 4 May 2026
Berrios hugged Earle and gave her a kiss on the cheek, and the two chatted briefly.
—Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 4 May 2026
Children hoisted high on shoulders, retirees on morning strolls and hundreds of others at Lincoln Park Zoo chatted in anticipation of seeing a baby rhinoceros’ first public appearance yesterday morning.
—Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
The leader of the rebellion chatted with young kids carrying Princess Leia dolls and wearing Boba Fett masks.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 29 Apr. 2026
Trump had been appreciative, and the two had chatted by phone to hash out the timing of the endorsement announcement.
—Russell Berman, The Atlantic, 25 Apr. 2026
Former Husky Chase Lundt, who is going into his second training camp with the Bills, chatted with Bell about playing there during the season, and the pre-draft process.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 25 Apr. 2026
The teenagers chatted and laughed with each other, but the room became serious as practice began.
—Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chatted
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Everyone knew someone who knew someone who was picked up by the military police, but no one talked.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 May 2026
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Luckey and Schimpf had first talked years before at a Founders Fund event, and Schimpf, Stephens, and Grimm were longtime friends.—
Allie Garfinkle,
Fortune,
6 May 2026
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The two lovebirds chattered on happily about the book.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Apr. 2026
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Clancy then walked in from behind the stage, carrying a bouquet of flowers as the students chattered.—
Erin Clack,
PEOPLE,
10 Nov. 2025
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Reunions everywhere For almost an hour before the teams squared off, Warriors guard Pat Spencer sat next to and conversed with his younger brother Cam, a shooting guard on the Grizzlies.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
26 Feb. 2026
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Voices conversed in friendly banter as a speaker boomed old Motown hits and even some Jethro Tull.—
Bryan Hendricks,
Arkansas Online,
15 Feb. 2026
Verb
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For years, college coaches and NBA scouts have drooled over the potential of Stokes, a likely 2027 lottery pick.—
Lindsay Schnell,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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Keong says these pillow protectors slide easily over her puffiest pillows, wash up well at the laundromat, and help prevent her new pillows from getting too drooled-on to be presentable for overnight guests.—
Nashia Baker,
Architectural Digest,
23 Sep. 2025
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One final command was shouted by the officer.—
Brian Day,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2026
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However, Tarabel’s sustainability credentials aren’t shouted about, and future guests might appreciate some in-room information on the steps the hotel is taking to minimize their impact.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Apr. 2026
Verb
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But Bhatta was hypothermic and occasionally babbled gibberish.—
Gregory Thomas,
San Francisco Chronicle,
14 Mar. 2026
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As Lindell babbled on about baseless conspiracy theories involving voting in De Baraso’s home state of Georgia, the 12-year-old shut him down.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
16 Aug. 2025
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After Grant’s historic bomb in the third inning off Big Ten pitcher of the year Jordy Frahm gave UCLA a 2-0 lead, the Bruins’ (47-8) offense sputtered and Nebraska (46-6) rolled to a 7-2 victory.—
Sports Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
9 May 2026
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After his presidential run sputtered out, Swalwell returned to his district and began interacting more with one of his junior staffers, who was 21 at the time.—
Allison Gordon,
CNN Money,
4 May 2026
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On the next possession, Chen went back to the pick-and-roll again, this time getting into her defender’s body and elevating for a leaning runner that kissed the glass and rattled home.—
Nathan Canilao,
Mercury News,
9 May 2026
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Earlier in the week, a pair of quakes rattled the same area.—
Chelsea Hylton,
CBS News,
8 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Chatted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chatted. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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