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chat

/ˈt͡ʃæt/noun, verb1 syllable

Chat means: talk socially without exchanging too much information.

Synonyms for chat32

noun, as in an informal conversation

confab, confabulation, schmooze, schmoose

noun, as in birds having a chattering call

New World chat

noun, as in songbirds having a chattering call

Old World chat

verb, as in talk socially without exchanging too much information

chew the fat, shoot the breeze, confabulate, confab, chitchat, chit-chat, chatter, chaffer, natter, gossip, jaw, claver, visit

also used for chat

discourse, parley, common, conversate, converse, convo, bespeak, moot, talk about, bechat, confer, betalk, discuss, I don't suppose

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What does chat mean?4

verb

1

talk socially without exchanging too much information“the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze”

noun

1

an informal conversation

2

birds having a chattering call

3

songbirds having a chattering call

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with chat?20

three syllables

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Chat in a sentence

  • I am either going to watch a movie, or chat with my friends.sharris123
  • Video dates, texting or chat rooms may be options for you.Hybrid
  • Every afternoon, the village women get together to chat.Amastan
  • Enough with the chit chat, let’s get some grub going!espamatics
  • Even though he's turned twenty, he's still too timid to chat with girls.CK
  • If you can hear me, please put it in the chat.Amastan
  • We'll have a nice chat later, shall we?Nuel
  • Don't chat with people you haven't been introduced to, sweetheart.Amastan

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of chat

as a noun

plural
chats

as a verb

past tense
chatted
present participle
chatting
third-person singular
chats
past participle
chatted