causerie

noun

ˌkōz-ˈrē How to pronounce causerie (audio)
Definition of causerienext
as in chat
friendly, informal conversation or an instance of this the monthly departmental causeries did much to foster a sense of community

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  1. chat
  2. chatter
  3. talk
  4. chitchat
  5. natter
Noun
  • Lily Allen has long been an open book about her mental and physical health, but in a new chat on her and Miquita Oliver’s Miss Me?
    Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 17 Dec. 2024
  • This technology will seamlessly integrate with existing omnichannel communication strategies, providing consistent experiences across both chat and voice interfaces.
    Adrian Swinscoe, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
Definition of chat
Noun
  • The vibe of the evening is a slow crescendo, our chatter building to the point where three or four of us are simultaneously talking into our phones and thrusting them in front of one another, all with a remarkable sense of good cheer.
    Joe Ray, WIRED, 6 Dec. 2024
  • The world is filled with chatter about whether AI can fulfill its promise in delivering ROI to the enterprise.
    R. Scott Raynovich, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of chatter
Noun
  • The talk lightens up when Roan meets up with a couple of high school friends at Andy’s Frozen Custard and orders a concoction called the James Brownie Funky Jackhammer.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 16 Dec. 2024
  • In another nod to history, Wright-Patterson was home to the 1995 peace talks that resulted in the Dayton Peace Accords between Yugoslavia, Bosnia-Herzegovina and Croatia, which ended a three-and-half-year war in Bosnia.
    Brad Lendon, CNN, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of talk
Noun
  • Keep them in active cancellation mode to mute external noise like traffic or chitchat, or put them in transparency mode to hear what’s going on around you.
    Clara McMahon, People.com, 28 Nov. 2024
  • Campaigns aren’t the amicable PTA-like chitchat about budgets or where to draw district lines or how to support teachers.
    Baltimore Sun Editorial Board, Baltimore Sun, 1 Nov. 2024
Definition of chitchat
Noun
  • Ask me for something to watch — and listen to me natter on for much too long, leaping from one title to another.
    Matthew Gilbert, BostonGlobe.com, 4 July 2022
  • Francis and the driver natter away in unsubtitled Romanian, of which Julie does not understand a word.
    Jessica Kiang, Variety, 21 Jan. 2022
Definition of natter
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