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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The 24-year-old’s colleagues are scattered across living rooms around the country, dealing in Slack messages and emails, but never chatting by the water cooler because, well, there isn’t one.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 29, 2026

Within minutes, the men, who ranged in age from 30 to 60, began chatting among themselves.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 19, 2026

He had been chatting with Mythos for several weeks at this point and the model remembered some things.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 17, 2026

Irwin matched with the profile last month and spent several days chatting on Tinder before being asked to move the conversation to other platforms.

From BBC • Jun. 15, 2026

Viji Aunty is able to reach Tanvi Ma'am right away, and after chatting with her for a bit, she puts me on the line.

From "Born Behind Bars" by Padma Venkatraman