chitchat

“The kids, they come down, they chitchat, they rest and it’s just beautiful,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026

My mom’s contact with her was limited to some chitchat at drop off, perhaps an unpleasant exchange at a school event.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026

You have to have the chitchat to create those connections.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026

Now, generational analysis seems to be everywhere; from TV comedies like Hacks and Only Murders in the Building, to office-place chitchat.

From BBC ● May 17, 2026

Heaps of things have happened, but I often think I’m boring you with my dreary chitchat and that you’d just as soon have fewer letters.

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank

Usually these World Cup chitchats start with silly icebreakers before the important stuff.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026

“She’s outgoing, liberal, kind, chitchats a lot, really supportive of her kids’ sports team, goes to everything, she and her husband.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 18, 2018

They also were true events, shows that moved along as entertainment spectacles rather than James Lipton-esque chitchats.

From Salon ● Apr. 4, 2011

Porter said that she’d ridden the House subway with Lee just the day before and that they’d chitchatted amiably.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2023

As opposed to the prayer service, where congregants prayed using different prayer books, at different paces and chitchatted throughout, Kasich received a polite welcome.

From The Guardian ● Apr. 16, 2016

“It went really good up at Adidas today,” West told Kardashian, and they chitchatted for a minute like any married couple.

From New York Times ● Apr. 10, 2015

We chitchatted, I think I said something about liking Blogging the Bible, but then David looked at me and said: “Wait, you're last name is Krule? You must get made fun of all the time.”

From Slate ● Jul. 14, 2014

We chitchatted a bit and I left, and on the way home I felt a huge weight lift from my shoulders.

From "Hole in My Life" by Jack Gantos

And nothing stops passengers from loudly chitchatting with seatmates.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

A large crowd, boisterously enjoying a dip whilst chitchatting and chortling, or a quiet night at home with nothing but your dip and a ton of chips and crudite.

From Salon ● Feb. 9, 2024

Instead of chitchatting while fishing for both your checkbook and a pen to write on, please just swipe a debit card or pay cash while having your money ready.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 11, 2022

At one point, engrossed in chitchatting, I barely noticed that I had clipped through a wall, skipping a section of a level altogether.

From Slate ● Apr. 19, 2021

"Can't stand around chitchatting about a murder that never happened. Sam Westing was a madman. Insane. Crazy as a bedbug."

From "The Westing Game" by Ellen Raskin