chatting

VERB

talk, gossip

Synonyms

STRONGEST

chatter go on

STRONG

babble blab burble cackle converse gab jaw prate prattle yap

WEAK

chew the fat chew the rag run on shoot the breeze

Antonyms

STRONG

be quiet

Example Sentences

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Chatting with a stranger at a farmers market led me to check out a new running shoe that her daughter’s company had just introduced.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

Chatting with Park, 38, and Stella, 20, it’s clear how they are able to hit that raw nerve, in part because it feels like you are talking to two versions of the same person.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 12, 2024

Chatting to the crowd I realise that some Russians are more than willing to believe what the billboards are telling them, that Russia’s on the up.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2024

Chatting as they crawl, the group trades idle gossip, but their eyes never leave the ground.

From National Geographic • Jan. 4, 2024

Chatting with Traveler first thing really did result in a happy good morning.

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows