1
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
Kotsur has taken a hands-on role in the transformation, even chatting with creatives in leadership roles to advocate for the deaf community.
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Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
What starts as chatting with friends can sometimes veer into bullying or cheating.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2025
Kravitz knows how to have a good time but also how to accommodate it—one of his pieces for CB2 is a sofa with an extra-low armrest, perfect for propping your arm up while chatting at a get together.
—Jazmine Hughes, Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2025
And that’s not only because Alex is pissed off Bradley’s back, and her federal crime baggage with her, but because not long before the breaking news hits, Alex finds Bradley chatting in her dressing room with Chip.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2025
Users can now discover content dynamically while chatting, creating an experience that is interactive, context-aware, and tailored to their preferences.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 7 Oct. 2025
The youngest-looking woman approached them and started chatting.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
Contestants form bonds and make decisions about compatibility while chatting through a wall, eventually getting engaged before meeting face-to-face for the first time.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
Embrace the definition of hygge by snuggling into a blanket, brewing a hot cup of coffee, and chatting with a friend.
—L. Daniela Alvarez, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Sep. 2025
Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
What starts as chatting with friends can sometimes veer into bullying or cheating.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2025
Kravitz knows how to have a good time but also how to accommodate it—one of his pieces for CB2 is a sofa with an extra-low armrest, perfect for propping your arm up while chatting at a get together.
—Jazmine Hughes, Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2025
And that’s not only because Alex is pissed off Bradley’s back, and her federal crime baggage with her, but because not long before the breaking news hits, Alex finds Bradley chatting in her dressing room with Chip.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2025
Users can now discover content dynamically while chatting, creating an experience that is interactive, context-aware, and tailored to their preferences.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 7 Oct. 2025
The youngest-looking woman approached them and started chatting.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
Contestants form bonds and make decisions about compatibility while chatting through a wall, eventually getting engaged before meeting face-to-face for the first time.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
Embrace the definition of hygge by snuggling into a blanket, brewing a hot cup of coffee, and chatting with a friend.
—L. Daniela Alvarez, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chatting
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The brain’s circuits are all built from a mixture of inhibitory and excitatory cells conversing in diverse ways.—
Yasemin Saplakoglu,
Quanta Magazine,
29 Sep. 2025
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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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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
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She’s been talking to private equity about the idea of selling her practice.—
Kenzi Abou-Sabe,
NBC news,
9 Oct. 2025
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The show was born at a Mipcom dinner a couple of years back where Jonathan Shrank, TheSoul Publishing VP, Streaming & Content Partnerships, and Julia Rowlands, SVP Co-Productions, Sales and Acquisitions, Banijay Kids & Family, were talking abut their pets.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
9 Oct. 2025
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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
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Jose Mourinho, who was Roma’s manager at the time, criticised Taylor’s performance at full time and was later filmed shouting at the English official in the stadium car park.—
Leon Imber,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025
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The other glaringly absent figure is Linda’s husband, Charles, who is played by Christian Slater but, for most of the film, is only a voice on the other end of a phone line, shouting irritably and defensively in Linda’s ear.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
9 Oct. 2025
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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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In an eventual 57-point Hurricanes victory, Stevenson was balling and jabbering about it, too, to every Wildcats pass catcher within earshot.—
Dan Wiederer,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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“Chatting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chatting. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.
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