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as in conversing
to engage in casual or rambling conversation
the coffeehouse became the favored place to meet friends and chat for hours
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as in drooling
to speak rapidly, inarticulately, and usually unintelligibly
lost in his own world, the toddler chatted happily for hours
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Recent Examples of chatting
Grew up helping and chatting to customers in his mother’s nail salon and went on to work in Paris for Maison Margiela under John Galliano, Mai feels strongly about his Vietnamese heritage as well as Texan/American roots.
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Angela Lei, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
There are also a few basic apps like WhatsApp for chatting with friends, but the company is on a mission to reduce screen time, so it’s designed to for minimum obsession and maximum pink pride.
—Jennifer Jolly, USA TODAY, 7 Dec. 2024
Just very cozy and mellow with us just chatting.
—Kailyn Brown, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
While chatting with Andy Cohen on Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen, the 52-year-old shared that her son is recovering.
—Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 6 Dec. 2024
As one of entertainment’s favorite couples, Rocky and Rihanna were photographed together on the carpet, chatting about their children, their relationship, and the seamless connection between music and fashion.
—Christopher Claxton, Billboard, 6 Dec. 2024
My taxi driver and I were sitting and chatting to a few men in civilian clothes who were puffing water-pipes.
—Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
And that’s without mentioning some of the buzz during lunch while chatting with fellow journalists, WWE superstars, and executives.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 4 Dec. 2024
The seniors sat patiently, chatting and taking photographs.
—Dan Albano, Orange County Register, 4 Dec. 2024
Angela Lei, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
There are also a few basic apps like WhatsApp for chatting with friends, but the company is on a mission to reduce screen time, so it’s designed to for minimum obsession and maximum pink pride.
—Jennifer Jolly, USA TODAY, 7 Dec. 2024
Just very cozy and mellow with us just chatting.
—Kailyn Brown, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
While chatting with Andy Cohen on Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen, the 52-year-old shared that her son is recovering.
—Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 6 Dec. 2024
As one of entertainment’s favorite couples, Rocky and Rihanna were photographed together on the carpet, chatting about their children, their relationship, and the seamless connection between music and fashion.
—Christopher Claxton, Billboard, 6 Dec. 2024
My taxi driver and I were sitting and chatting to a few men in civilian clothes who were puffing water-pipes.
—Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
And that’s without mentioning some of the buzz during lunch while chatting with fellow journalists, WWE superstars, and executives.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 4 Dec. 2024
The seniors sat patiently, chatting and taking photographs.
—Dan Albano, Orange County Register, 4 Dec. 2024
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“Chatting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chatting. Accessed 24 Dec. 2024.
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