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
  • Before practice on Wednesday morning, Maple Leafs coach Craig Berube pulled Max Domi aside for a chat.
    Joshua Kloke, The Athletic, 16 Jan. 2025
  • Based on user chats, ChatGPT may also suggest tasks, although users will have the option to accept or decline them.
    Rishi Kant, USA TODAY, 16 Jan. 2025
Definition of chat
Noun
  • Using Cell Phones with Reckless Abandon While the ballpark is filled with cheers and chatter, nobody wants to be seated next to the person who’s loudly carrying on a phone conversation in the middle of it—or have to dodge the hundredth selfie snapped by the person in front of them.
    Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 18 Jan. 2025
  • The compressed size of the court and the smaller arena mean players — and fans — will be able to hear much more on-court chatter.
    Remy Tumin, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2025
Definition of chatter
Noun
  • An Israeli official briefed on the talks confirmed the deal to NBC News.
    Natasha Turak,Christina Wilkie, CNBC, 15 Jan. 2025
  • Negotiators are aiming to clinch an agreement on the final details of a ceasefire in Gaza by the weekend after marathon talks in Qatar, with mediators and negotiators from Israel and Hamas both saying a deal was closer than ever.
    Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 15 Jan. 2025
Definition of talk
Noun
  • Hawkins makes this seem like a monumental spew of words rather than benign chitchat.
    Matthew Schnipper, The Atlantic, 6 Jan. 2025
  • These were among the points of pre-roundtable chitchat on a recent afternoon in West Hollywood when The Times gathered five musicians nominated for prizes at February’s 67th Grammy Awards.
    Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 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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