conversing

Definition of conversingnext
present participle of converse

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of conversing Reading a book — yes, a real book with pages, gotten from a library or a store, not a Kindle; conversing, face-to-face, with a friend; taking a walk in a park or in the country? Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 6 Feb. 2026 All manner of inquiries might be required to tease out of the person what transpired while conversing with the AI. Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 17 Jan. 2026 Claude Code, released in February 2025, was Anthropic’s first successful attempt at building an AI agent—a system that takes actions on the user’s behalf, rather than merely conversing in a chat interface. Nikita Ostrovsky, Time, 15 Jan. 2026 Eugenio said some of her clients have had success conversing and drilling with artificial intelligence chatbots in voice mode. The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Jan. 2026 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 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 Sitting with Williams now in meetings, conversing with him over text and stopping him for advice sometimes in the hallways, players are learning from his humanity. Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 25 Oct. 2025 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for conversing
Verb
  • Aniston opened up about the relationship while chatting to Elle back in November.
    Meg Walters, InStyle, 15 Feb. 2026
  • So far, he’s been spotted draped in a full-length, white fluffy coat and fire engine-red hat and gloves, watching the women’s downhill race, and casually chatting with onlookers at the curling mixed doubles, adorned in a zip-jacket emblazoned with Team USA players’ faces.
    Sheena McKenzie, CNN Money, 11 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Kato is talking with local schools about turning Mardi Gras bead-making into a community project.
    TRAVIS LOLLER, Arkansas Online, 16 Feb. 2026
  • As kids get older, this transparency can cross over into talking honestly about social situations, financial decisions, or household values and responsibilities.
    Dina Gachman, Parents, 16 Feb. 2026

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“Conversing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conversing. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.

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