chinned

verb

past tense of chin, slang
as in chatted
to engage in casual or rambling conversation the kind of work environment in which staffers can knock off early on Friday and chin with the boss

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chinned
  1. chatted
  2. conversed
  3. talked
  4. jawed
Verb
  • Bush Hager and Sheinelle Jones chatted about the special occasion.
    — Leigh Blickley, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Withers rocked a black tank top and chatted closely with his friend and honor presenter Shipka, while McRae and Sombr held court in individual booths on the Four Seasons lawn peppered with activations from Eternal Water and CashApp.
    — Matt Donnelly, Variety, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of chatted
Verb
  • Hemingway commended Salinger, then a twenty-five-year-old staff sergeant, on his short stories, and the two conversed for hours.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Aug. 2026
  • For a moment, two referees from the Falcons’ seventh training camp practice looked at each other, conversed and truly didn’t know what to rule.
    — Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of conversed
Verb
  • During our conversation immediately after the hearing, Bartos talked far less about geopolitics than about organizational behavior.
    — Bethany Mandel, The Washington Examiner, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Payton has talked routinely in camp about Coleman being further along than other first-year backs in his ability to grasp pass-protection responsibilities.
    — Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of talked
Verb
  • In a rare show of emotion, the 6-2 Knicks star got up off the ground and jawed at Victor Wembanyama, clearly irate with the San Antonio Spurs’ 7-4 center.
    — Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 10 June 2026
  • After the game that featured five technical fouls and thee ejections, players from both teams jawed back and forth near midcourt.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2026
Definition of jawed
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“Chinned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chinned. Accessed 17 Aug. 2026.

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