as in chat
friendly, informal conversation or an instance of this
a tireless practitioner of chin-wag, she makes every other talker seem a little taciturn
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Recent Examples of chin-wag
Current campaign face Cara Delevingne could be seen having a chin-wag with fellow long-time muse of the brand, Agyness Deyn.
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Freya Drohan, Vogue, 17 Oct. 2024
Freya Drohan, Vogue, 17 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chin-wag
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In the aftermath, authorities retrieved thousands of chat logs linked to Gendron off of Discord, which were written in the form of an online diary and dated over a stretch of several months.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
18 Sep. 2025
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Jain also confirmed that Garcia's testimony is accurate and only her legal team can currently access Sewell's last chats.—
Ashley Belanger,
ArsTechnica,
17 Sep. 2025
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My senses sharpened, my breath slowed, and the chatter in my head went quiet.—
Daniel Scheffler,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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After plenty of chatter, Thug is attempting to finally control his narrative and the reclamation of the Atlanta rapper is on.—
Michael Saponara,
Billboard,
12 Sep. 2025
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Another interesting talk was that of Charles Alpert from Cadence.—
Thomas Coughlin,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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Republican lawmakers are upping the pressure on GOP leaders to extend enhanced health insurance subsidies set to expire at year’s end for those with Affordable Care Act coverage, bolstering similar demands from Democrats as part of government funding talks.—
Ramsey Touchberry,
The Washington Examiner,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Chin-wag.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chin-wag. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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