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as in talking
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 shouting
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
The couple was seen chatting, smiling and greeting their tablemates at the awards show.
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Breanne L. Heldman, PEOPLE, 12 Jan. 2026
There was nothing more thrilling than the early days of instant messaging online, chatting with your friends or your crush, and coming up with away messages.
—Kara Nesvig, Parents, 11 Jan. 2026
During some timeouts, Kornet could be seen standing nearly on the court chatting with Celtics staff.
—Jared Weiss, New York Times, 11 Jan. 2026
The market was saturated with stars chatting with other stars.
—Emily Yahr, Washington Post, 9 Jan. 2026
The two had spent hours chatting as Shamblin drank hard ciders on a remote Texas roadside.
—Allison Gordon, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025
The family sat together in the living room, chatting about their day as Wheel of Fortune played in the background.
—Jamie Thompson, The Atlantic, 6 Nov. 2025
God chatting on a living room set, with a backdrop of arcade games.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2025
If a child becomes withdrawn, spends long hours chatting privately with a bot or repeats harmful ideas, step in early.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 5 Nov. 2025
Breanne L. Heldman, PEOPLE, 12 Jan. 2026
There was nothing more thrilling than the early days of instant messaging online, chatting with your friends or your crush, and coming up with away messages.
—Kara Nesvig, Parents, 11 Jan. 2026
During some timeouts, Kornet could be seen standing nearly on the court chatting with Celtics staff.
—Jared Weiss, New York Times, 11 Jan. 2026
The market was saturated with stars chatting with other stars.
—Emily Yahr, Washington Post, 9 Jan. 2026
The two had spent hours chatting as Shamblin drank hard ciders on a remote Texas roadside.
—Allison Gordon, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025
The family sat together in the living room, chatting about their day as Wheel of Fortune played in the background.
—Jamie Thompson, The Atlantic, 6 Nov. 2025
God chatting on a living room set, with a backdrop of arcade games.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2025
If a child becomes withdrawn, spends long hours chatting privately with a bot or repeats harmful ideas, step in early.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 5 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chatting
Verb
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Frankly, talking cost per use, the nail care hack pays for itself.—
Kyra Surgent,
InStyle,
10 Jan. 2026
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Seconds before the shooting, Good and her wife are seen talking to Ross.—
Allison Gordon,
CNN Money,
10 Jan. 2026
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By the time the group made it into the hallway, Fleeger and Freeman's wife, Joanna, were shouting at each other.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
12 Jan. 2026
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Her social media posts hyping Cincinnati and under-the-radar cities last summer went viral with over 1 million views on Instagram and Tiktok, prompting thousands of comments shouting out other secondary cities worth a visit.—
Jennifer Liu,
CNBC,
11 Jan. 2026
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The silence is delightfully interrupted by three older men dressed in loafers and Hawaiian shirts conversing animatedly in Greek over a half-empty box of almond cookies.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
4 Jan. 2026
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After reading Wuoronos’ story, Pralle began conversing with her through letters, eventually persuading Wuornos to let Pralle adopt her.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
30 Oct. 2025
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Now Carmelo can be seen at every Syracuse game, chattering constantly to Kiyan and his teammates.—
Lindsay Schnell,
New York Times,
6 Jan. 2026
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For the next 30 minutes, the remaining attendees and protesters stood in consternation, chattering nervously.—
Claudia Levens,
jsonline.com,
2 Dec. 2025
Verb
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Duff wrote alongside a drooling-face emoji.—
Allison DeGrushe,
Entertainment Weekly,
9 Jan. 2026
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But pets who eat poinsettia flowers or leaves might develop drooling, vomiting or diarrhea.—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
12 Dec. 2025
Verb
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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
Verb
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Encouraged to see Jones sorta respond, Mackie kept babbling on and on and on about his dad, unaware that everyone else in the room was cringing.—
Lisa Gutierrez,
Kansas City Star,
25 Oct. 2025
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Pine, Colorado — As massive granite outcroppings dotted with evergreen trees jutted skyward from the landscape of Colorado’s Southern Rockies on a warm Tuesday morning, the serenity of bird calls and a babbling creek was shattered by a radio call from a park ranger in distress.—
Andi Babineau,
CNN Money,
29 Sep. 2025
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The camera then turns to James Austin Johnson, who played the president, sleeping and muttering New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s name.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Dec. 2025
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On the plane, Dick clutches the slingshot and begins sweating and muttering to himself before becoming unresponsive.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
10 Nov. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Chatting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chatting. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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