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chit-chat

NOUN

prattle

Synonyms

STRONG

blubbering burble chatter drivel gab gabble gibberish gossip jabber jabbering jargon murmur ranting tattling twaddle

WEAK

hot air idle talk small talk trivial talk

Antonyms

STRONG

sense

NOUN

table talk

Synonyms

WEAK

casual conversation idle chat small talk tea-table talk

VERB

yap

Synonyms

STRONGEST

babble ramble

STRONG

blather gab gibber gossip jabber jaw prate prattle twaddle

WEAK

go on run off at the mouth talk a lot

Antonyms

STRONG

be quiet

Example Sentences

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Not that she would be able to chit-chat pleasantly with Leslie Weisberger now if “The Devil Wears Prada” novelist were to walk into the room.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

"I love finding out how they're getting on, how their day's going, and we just chit-chat about anything."

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

There was no news, no public chit-chat, nothing that would give rise to such a big move, but there it was.

From Salon • Mar. 26, 2026

But Greene and her army of two other people have backed off for now, having secured a few hours of chit-chat time with Johnson as an acceptable alternative to a botched execution.

From Slate • May 8, 2024

Matthias, realizing that this was no time for idle chit-chat, promptly shouted out in a loud, courtly manner, “O King, I come to return one of your brave young warriors!”

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques

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