as in chatted
to engage in casual or rambling conversation
spent the time she should have been working gabbing with friends instead
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The two sisters then chatted with Cheban on FaceTime, who answered from a dinner in Miami.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
22 Jan. 2026 -
Afterward, Skeet declined to comment, while some of the women sitting on his side of the courtroom chatted me up with tactical friendliness.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
21 Jan. 2026
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The school district and Corinth parents have talked with both cities to make improvements on 83rd Street, Mission Road and Lee Boulevard — the main roadways students use to bike to Corinth.—
Taylor O'Connor,
Kansas City Star,
21 Jan. 2026
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Ahead of the doc’s Sundance world premiere, Wangondu and Brown talked to THR about the making of Kikuyu Land, universal themes explored in the film and how the film became deeply personal for Wangondu.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
20 Jan. 2026
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The two conversed for a considerable time.—
Judith Martin,
Mercury News,
12 Jan. 2026
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One summer day, Joe O’Donnell conversed with his wife and daughter inside a gazebo overlooking a small lake, taking a midday break from running their horse boarding facility, Irish Acres.—
Abigail Hasebroock,
Sun Sentinel,
10 Jan. 2026
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“Gabbed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gabbed. Accessed 26 Jan. 2026.
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