Chatting

//ˈt͡ʃætɪŋ// noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Talk; chatter. countable, uncountable

    "If indeed we consider all the frivolous and petulant discourse, the impertinent chattings, the rash censures, the spiteful detractions which are so rife in the world[…]"

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of chat form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

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chatter

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"I spent the whole afternoon chatting with friends."

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