Thesaurus results for CHIN

chin

verb

slang

as in to chat

to engage in casual or rambling conversation the kind of work environment in which staffers can knock off early on Friday and chin with the boss

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Recent Examples on the Web Then laughs from the back of the room while Paul sat with his hat on backward, chin up and a slight smirk. —

Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic, 19 Apr. 2023 The halo darkened, snuffed, the deceiving tremor of the fitful candle flame, and from brow to chin a split, a splintering, a slash—the icon severed in a shower of fragments, all at once capsized by a deadly smash. —

Cynthia Ozick, Harper’s Magazine , 10 Apr. 2023 As a young lion, eyes closed, chin up. —

David Harsanyi, National Review, 2 Feb. 2023 But when done correctly, smoking is a lovely way to pass an evening chinning with a friend or tussling with a bit of writing. —

Luther Ray Abel, National Review, 16 Feb. 2023 See all Example Sentences for chin

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