as in chatted
to engage in casual or rambling conversation
could sit for hours nattering about nothing
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As attendees chatted over pizza and Jack Daniel’s, Thiel slipped in through the back door, joining the hipsters on folding chairs.—
James Duesterberg,
New Yorker,
18 Feb. 2026 -
The actress chatted with her The Drama co-star Robert Pattinson in a new interview.—
Christina Perrier,
InStyle,
17 Feb. 2026
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Thorpe’s next step was to bring in his friend Nate Ries, whom Thorpe had talked to about starting a company for years.—
Jakob Schiller,
Outside,
25 Feb. 2026
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The two talked again on Monday and then went through the process to pull Bradley from the tournament.—
Betsy Helfand,
Twin Cities,
25 Feb. 2026
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Voices conversed in friendly banter as a speaker boomed old Motown hits and even some Jethro Tull.—
Bryan Hendricks,
Arkansas Online,
15 Feb. 2026
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The two conversed for a considerable time.—
Judith Martin,
Mercury News,
12 Jan. 2026
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“Nattered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nattered. Accessed 28 Feb. 2026.
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