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as in conversing
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 drooling
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 chatting
Great Again hats and T-shirts emblazoned with Kirk’s face, ignored the registration queries and continued chatting with friends.
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Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 27 Sep. 2025
Being less direct and formal can help prevent your kid putting a wall up — as can chatting during car rides since not being face-to-face can feel less intimidating for them.
—Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2025
Try chatting with a friend or coworker during lunch instead of scrolling on your phone.
—Stephanie Brown, Verywell Health, 26 Sep. 2025
Pierre and Taylor first sparked relationship rumors when they were seen chatting at the Fifteen Percent Pledge Gala in February 2025 and attended the Vanity Fair Oscars afterparty together in March.
—Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 23 Sep. 2025
They were seen shaking hands and chatting.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 21 Sep. 2025
That's the advice Madison Machen received last year while chatting with her seat-mate on a flight to New York.
—Elizabeth Maline, NBC news, 21 Sep. 2025
Inside were bunk beds, a little table, and a small gear-sorting area, where two Russian men, one large and one small, were chatting and eating cheese.
—Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 20 Sep. 2025
That means making restaurant reservations, chatting with a hotel concierge, or confirming details with a vacation rental host just got a lot smoother.
—Susmita Baral, Travel + Leisure, 19 Sep. 2025
Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 27 Sep. 2025
Being less direct and formal can help prevent your kid putting a wall up — as can chatting during car rides since not being face-to-face can feel less intimidating for them.
—Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2025
Try chatting with a friend or coworker during lunch instead of scrolling on your phone.
—Stephanie Brown, Verywell Health, 26 Sep. 2025
Pierre and Taylor first sparked relationship rumors when they were seen chatting at the Fifteen Percent Pledge Gala in February 2025 and attended the Vanity Fair Oscars afterparty together in March.
—Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 23 Sep. 2025
They were seen shaking hands and chatting.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 21 Sep. 2025
That's the advice Madison Machen received last year while chatting with her seat-mate on a flight to New York.
—Elizabeth Maline, NBC news, 21 Sep. 2025
Inside were bunk beds, a little table, and a small gear-sorting area, where two Russian men, one large and one small, were chatting and eating cheese.
—Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 20 Sep. 2025
That means making restaurant reservations, chatting with a hotel concierge, or confirming details with a vacation rental host just got a lot smoother.
—Susmita Baral, Travel + Leisure, 19 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chatting
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Powered by Apple Intelligence, a new Live Translation mode is said to deliver near real-time language translation to your ears when conversing with someone who speaks another language.—
Marc Saltzman,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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Bowie this week was advised by the city attorney’s office that she had been seen conversing with the Taylors in the hallway outside the council chambers, which could be construed as stepping outside of her role as a neutral party in an appeals hearing.—
Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
11 Sep. 2025
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Well, then it’s being stolen right out from under its retracting proboscis, which is actually just another drooling head that lives in its mouth.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
22 Sep. 2025
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The most common symptoms of teething include drooling, putting fingers or fists in their mouth, swollen or puffy gums, difficulty sleeping, crankiness and fussiness, per the institution.—
Ryan Brennan,
Miami Herald,
19 Sep. 2025
Verb
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These parables sometimes read like gibberish, talking both down and up to the reader.—
Book Marks
October 2,
Literary Hub,
2 Oct. 2025
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And its representatives are talking a big game about making the country a wellspring of world-class AI companies.—
Phil Wahba,
Fortune,
2 Oct. 2025
Verb
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After much chattering about the status of the Oscar winner’s seemingly clean-cut visage in the lead-up to the film’s premiere at the Venice Film Festival, once the camera (actually, four cameras) train themselves on Stone’s noggin during the film’s first act, there’s no doubt.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
5 Sep. 2025
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This obviously includes scoring a reservation at Oreade, where Bacciottini turns to the land and tradition for the menu—and enjoying quiet mornings where breakfast looks out to Tuscany’s famous rolling hills, with birds and cicadas chattering in the background.—
Jenn Rice,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Better to spend your time shouting out the writing that makes your heart sing.—
Maris Kreizman
September 25,
Literary Hub,
25 Sep. 2025
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Posts by the group to social media appear to show TSU students shouting at its members, filming them and following along as campus police escorted them off campus.—
Rachel Wegner,
Nashville Tennessean,
24 Sep. 2025
Verb
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My husband has been muttering in a loop about tuition, books, food, and transportation to and from home to campus.—
Melissa Willets,
Parents,
15 Sep. 2025
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He was also heard muttering expletives down the stretch, visibly battling the heat and pressure.—
Devlina Sarkar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Aug. 2025
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“Chatting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chatting. Accessed 4 Oct. 2025.
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