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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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"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

Chase and Ibarra may, for instance, begin a dialogue as nervous chit-chat with staccato flute interjections with drummed responses that soon turn to broad expressions of wonder.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2025

Will this actually get out of the chit-chat stage among policymakers and into the bill?

From Slate • Apr. 19, 2025

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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