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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After chatting with my financial adviser, we agreed that making a $200 student-loan payment each month is a Goldilocks approach for me right now.

From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026

This might be through a multilingual marriage, joining a conversation group or chatting in a language learning forum online.

From Science Daily • May 22, 2026

By chance, Gibson arrived early at a solicitor's office in Blyth, Northumberland, and was stunned to see the pair chatting outside, with John sitting "upright and alert" as he was being pushed along the street.

From BBC • May 16, 2026

Live images streamed before the leaders arrived showed a jovial atmosphere, with several among the top brass of China's ruling Communist Party seen chatting and smiling with members of Trump's administration.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

Liddy snapped pictures while Hunt stood in the hall, chatting with Martinez in Spanish.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin