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as in talking
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 shouting
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
Lena Dunham was spotted poking her head out of a backseat window and chatting with someone redirecting traffic, while her ex, a suited Jack Antonoff, and his sister, fashion designer Rachel Antonoff, were also seen walking up to MSG.
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Charisma Madarang,
Rolling Stone,
3 July 2026
While chatting with the NFL brothers, Jason posed a tongue-in-cheek question to the Prince of Wales.
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Erin Hill,
PEOPLE,
3 July 2026
Once inside a world, the missionaries split up and seek out small groups chatting in quieter corners.
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Fiona Murphy,
NPR,
2 July 2026
There's not much that's better than sitting on a back porch on a warm summer evening with a glass of wine in hand, chatting with friends.
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Elliott Harrell,
Southern Living,
1 July 2026
Serena’s name was on everyone’s lips, with fans chatting about the American’s chances and journalists jostling for position to get their hands on a reserved media seat.
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Ben Church,
CNN Money,
30 June 2026
The strenuous process took a toll on star Bob Hoskins, who spends the entire film chatting with various cartoons.
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Brianna Zigler,
Entertainment Weekly,
24 June 2026
Caleb and Kayda spend a few minutes chatting in the Say Less nook, and Zach torments himself with mental images of them making out just outside of view.
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Kathleen Walsh,
Vulture,
22 June 2026
While chatting with Craig Melvin during a June 19 appearance on the Today show, the TV icon paused her interview to smack the anchor after a bold request.
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Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
20 June 2026
Charisma Madarang,
Rolling Stone,
3 July 2026
While chatting with the NFL brothers, Jason posed a tongue-in-cheek question to the Prince of Wales.
—
Erin Hill,
PEOPLE,
3 July 2026
Once inside a world, the missionaries split up and seek out small groups chatting in quieter corners.
—
Fiona Murphy,
NPR,
2 July 2026
There's not much that's better than sitting on a back porch on a warm summer evening with a glass of wine in hand, chatting with friends.
—
Elliott Harrell,
Southern Living,
1 July 2026
Serena’s name was on everyone’s lips, with fans chatting about the American’s chances and journalists jostling for position to get their hands on a reserved media seat.
—
Ben Church,
CNN Money,
30 June 2026
The strenuous process took a toll on star Bob Hoskins, who spends the entire film chatting with various cartoons.
—
Brianna Zigler,
Entertainment Weekly,
24 June 2026
Caleb and Kayda spend a few minutes chatting in the Say Less nook, and Zach torments himself with mental images of them making out just outside of view.
—
Kathleen Walsh,
Vulture,
22 June 2026
While chatting with Craig Melvin during a June 19 appearance on the Today show, the TV icon paused her interview to smack the anchor after a bold request.
—
Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
20 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chatting
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As the order to evacuate was played over loudspeakers on the National Mall, some people appeared to be standing in place, talking with those around them and not exiting the area, while others were walking toward exits.
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His straight-talking and cliche-less approach hasn’t stopped, either.
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But just to their left stood a horde of pro-transgender activists, some wearing costumes and others partially unclothed, shouting curse words.
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An original call for service indicated that suspects pulled up to a CBS media vehicle and began shouting racial obscenities at a CBS cameraman who is Black, a law enforcement source said.
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This is because any of various chatbots can induce in us an irresistible sense of our conversing with an actual person.
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Her subjects range from the humming of trees conversing through underground fungi to the iridescent call (invisible to humans) that flowers make to fluttering bees.
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That’s nothing more than a nonsensical, demonizing political narrative spewed by left-wing politicians and their brethren in the progressive chattering class.
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Jean’s Beach at the Old Stove Pub The hush-hush purchase of the Old Stove Pub by Max Chodorow had everyone chattering for months.
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Signs of heat stroke in dogs include heavy panting and drooling, being weak or lethargic, bright red gums and bloodshot eyes.
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This golden lasagna is the perfect way to offer a vegetarian option that meat-eaters will be drooling over.
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In an eventual 57-point Hurricanes victory, Stevenson was balling and jabbering about it, too, to every Wildcats pass catcher within earshot.
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There's one spot on Richard's land where the Guadalupe slows to a babbling brook at the base of a tree.
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In addition to canceling outside noise, the headphones provide crisp audio and relaxing white-noise options, including rainy parks and babbling brooks.
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An edgy confrontation The Rangers were still seething as Keenan attempted to address the team following a demoralizing 3-1 loss, with a few snapping back or muttering under their breath.
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On Tuesday, cameras caught Dodgers catcher Dalton Rushing muttering something after looking back at the Giants’ Jung Hoo Lee, who was in discomfort after an awkward slide at home plate.
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“Chatting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chatting. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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