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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | informal talk |
| Synonyms: | conversation, gossip, prattle, small talk, talk |
| Main Entry: | chatter |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | constant or rapid talk |
| Synonyms: | babble, blather, chat, chitchat, gas*, gossip, jabber, palaver, prattle*, twaddle, yakking |
| Antonyms: | drawl |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | chatter |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | speak fast and non-stop |
| Synonyms: | babble, blab, blather, cackle, chat, chitchat, clack, gab, gabble, gas*, gibber, go on and on, gossip, jabber, jaw, natter, palaver, prate, prattle*, tattle, twaddle, twiddle, yak |
| Antonyms: | drawl |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | colloquy |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | conversation, debate |
| Synonyms: | buzz session, chat, chinfest, chitchat, clambake, colloquium, confab, confabulation, conference, converse, dialogue, discourse, discussion, flap, gab fest, gam, groupthink, huddle, palaver, parley, powwow, rap session, rap, seminar, talk, talkfest |
| Main Entry: | converse |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | talk |
| Synonyms: | chat, chew the fat, chitchat, commune, confer, discourse, exchange, gab, parley, rap, schmooze, speak, use, yak |
| Notes: | contrary describes something that contradicts a proposition, converse is used when the elements of a proposition are reversed, opposite pertains to that which is diametrically opposed to a proposition, and reverse can mean each of those |
| Antonyms: | be quiet, be silent |
| Main Entry: | gab |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | conversation |
| Synonyms: | blab, blather, chat, chitchat, gossip, idle talk, loquacity, palaver*, prattle, small talk, talk, tongue-wagging, tête-à-tête, yak, yakkety-yak |
| Antonyms: | silence |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | gossip |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | talk about others; rumor |
| Synonyms: | account, babble, back-fence talk, blather, blether, buzz*, calumny, chatter, chitchat, chronicle, clothesline, conversation, cry, defamation, dirty laundry, dirty linen, dirty wash, earful, grapevine, hearsay, idle talk, injury, malicious talk, meddling, news, prate, prattle, report, scandal, scuttlebutt, slander, small talk, story, tale, talk, whispering campaign, wire |
| Antonyms: | fact |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | rap |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | talk casually; speak abruptly |
| Synonyms: | babble, bark, chat, chatter, chitchat, confabulate, converse, discourse, jabber, palaver, run off at the mouth, spit, talk |
| Notes: | hip-hop is a culture and rap is a style of music that is one of the components of hip-hop; hip-hop music is not the same as rap - it is a fusion of rapping and deejaying hip-hop is rap, but not all rap is hip-hop; hip-hop has a particular beat and uses scratching and breaks/samples rap (noun) is a reproach for some lapse or misdeed - (verb) strike sharply and swiftly; a wrap (noun) is a cloak that is folded around a person - (verb) arrange or fold as a cover or protection to wrap is to enclose in a covering; to rap is to knock or tap on something, or create a rhythmic type of music |
| Main Entry: | report |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | gossip, talk |
| Synonyms: | advice, blow by blow, buzz*, canard, chat, chatter, chitchat, comment, conversation, cry*, dirt*, earful, grapevine, hash, hearsay, intelligence, murmur, news, prating, rumble*, rumor, scandal, scuttlebutt, small talk, speech, tattle, the latest, tidings, whispering, word* |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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