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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
Then, almost two years into the investigation, Langston stopped by the police station and was chatting with a different administrator, who asked Langston whether the initial search had also been conducted in an older database that not everybody on staff knew about.
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Yudhijit Bhattacharjee, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
When chatting at the Future 50 last summer, Green spoke for more than 12 minutes about his top schools and did not mention Georgia until the program was brought up.
—Jeff Sentell, AJC.com, 15 May 2026
The final scene of the episode features the whole squad chatting around Det.
—Alex Ross, PEOPLE, 15 May 2026
The two were even chatting on Discord the night of the fire.
—Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 14 May 2026
The next morning, the pair are chatting and laughing.
—Erin Vanderhoof, Vanity Fair, 12 May 2026
Inside the bus, students — ever the teenage archetype — were napping, chatting and stretching.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 9 May 2026
The deal was the result of Tan chatting with Musk personally over time, and took most of the company’s other leaders by surprise, according to people familiar with the matter.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 8 May 2026
After chatting to a voice LLM chatbot like ChatGPT, going back to trying to have a conversational user experience with Alexa (or Siri, or whoever) is frustrating.
—Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
Yudhijit Bhattacharjee, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
When chatting at the Future 50 last summer, Green spoke for more than 12 minutes about his top schools and did not mention Georgia until the program was brought up.
—Jeff Sentell, AJC.com, 15 May 2026
The final scene of the episode features the whole squad chatting around Det.
—Alex Ross, PEOPLE, 15 May 2026
The two were even chatting on Discord the night of the fire.
—Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 14 May 2026
The next morning, the pair are chatting and laughing.
—Erin Vanderhoof, Vanity Fair, 12 May 2026
Inside the bus, students — ever the teenage archetype — were napping, chatting and stretching.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 9 May 2026
The deal was the result of Tan chatting with Musk personally over time, and took most of the company’s other leaders by surprise, according to people familiar with the matter.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 8 May 2026
After chatting to a voice LLM chatbot like ChatGPT, going back to trying to have a conversational user experience with Alexa (or Siri, or whoever) is frustrating.
—Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chatting
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The straight-talking Benatia, who became sporting director in January 2025 after previously working for the club in an advisory role, fit a similar mould.—
Tom Williams,
New York Times,
17 May 2026
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Riley was equally at ease when talking with the dentist, listening patiently as the man described his fancy new house in a gentrified area.—
Emily Nussbaum,
New Yorker,
17 May 2026
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As San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria took the podium at a news conference about the shooting at the Islamic Center, someone started shouting at him from the crowd.—
Aditi Sangal,
CNN Money,
18 May 2026
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Following his return to the dugout, cameras caught him slamming a bat into his helmet before burying his face in his hands and shouting.—
Paloma Chavez,
PEOPLE,
15 May 2026
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On her last day in Reggio Emilia, Middleton visited with schoolchildren in the woods—even sitting in the grass and sharing stories of her own kids while conversing with the students.—
Stefania Saltalamacchia,
Vanity Fair,
15 May 2026
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On April 30, the TikTok star, 25, and the Houston Texans wide receiver, 30, were spotted conversing at the Sports Illustrated x Authentic Brands Group party at The Surf Club Restaurant in Miami.—
Tabitha Parent,
PEOPLE,
4 May 2026
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But a chattering bird builds no nest!—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
14 May 2026
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Tabakis lightly strums and plucks over a glowing drone and chattering birds, offering an ecumenical introduction, a smiling welcome.—
Grayson Haver Currin,
Pitchfork,
14 May 2026
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Surrounded by a gaggle of microphones, cameras and other recording devices, Caleb Wilson offered up a nugget that probably left fans of North Carolina’s NBA team drooling.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
14 May 2026
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The dog, Russ, drowsed on the floor at his owner’s feet, drooling onto the tile.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 May 2026
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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.—
Dan Wiederer,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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Each treatment villa creates a moment—opening up onto a bespoke, private slice of babbling brook and lush jungle, the sounds of which perfectly underscore any massage.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
6 May 2026
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The key to the program is the devices inside the vests, which recognize the pitch of a child speaking or a baby babbling and the pitch of an adult and capture when an adult speaks and a child or baby responds or vice versa.—
Michael Cuglietta,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 Apr. 2026
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From a long-quiet wingman who dispensed with six years of muttering under his breath and spoke with a cold-blooded certainty that announced his arrival as a force to be reckoned with.—
Jon Krawczynski,
New York Times,
1 May 2026
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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.—
Bill Shaikin,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Chatting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chatting. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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