CHATTING Synonyms: 69 Similar and Opposite Words

chatting

verb

present participle of chat

as in talking

to engage in casual or rambling conversation the coffeehouse became the favored place to meet friends and chat for hours

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as in shouting

to speak rapidly, inarticulately, and usually unintelligibly lost in his own world, the toddler chatted happily for hours

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Recent Examples of chatting His vocal approach is very much him — in that there appears to be no separation between the man who sings the songs and the guy who is chatting to you between songs. — Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2026 The New York Representative also shared the news and revealed details about the proposal while chatting with Business Insider. — Lara Walsh, InStyle, 12 Aug. 2026 Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson, who endorsed Crowley's campaign early on, is chatting with attendees and taking selfies. — Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 11 Aug. 2026 The morning begins with Tallulah chatting with her sisters Rumer and Scout about her wedding dress search. — Alexandra MacOn, Vogue, 9 Aug. 2026 According to Schaffer, just as surreal as directing the former president was chatting with him during the downtime of the four-hour shoot. — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 8 Aug. 2026 Walk past locals chatting beside their motorbikes and enter the pedestrian Old Town through the Sea Gate beneath its Venetian lion. — Jonathan Wiggin, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Aug. 2026 Many were entertained at the idea of Prince William, who is next in line to the British throne waiting patiently for his wife to finish chatting. — Jennifer Hassan, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2026 While chatting about her famous dad, Sunny recalled impersonating him as a kid alongside her older sister Sadie. — Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 4 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for chatting

Verb

Two economists talking Acemoglu points to his relationship with his former colleague and fellow star economist, Stanford’s Erik Brynjolffson, as a model for how the AI debate could go.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2026
But how much eye contact is the appropriate amount when talking or listening to another person?

— Terry Ward, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of talking

Verb

Following his speech, council members struggled to restore order as some of Lang's supporters began shouting, and one was escorted out by police.

— DeJanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
Miners, mostly young men and women covered in mud, could be seen pulling out a body from the pit while dozens of other miners and workers were scattered around the expansive site, some shouting for help.

— ABC News, ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of shouting

Verb

But there’s something else Sirianni realized in conversing with the chatbot.

— Zach Berman, New York Times, 20 July 2026
The series will feature Questlove and three guests playing a variety of games from Uno to Jenga to original Questlove creations, all while conversing about their lives and careers.

— Mya Copeland, Variety, 2 July 2026

Definition of conversing

Verb

If Hollywood is quick to take a bite out of an injured party, the town’s Mandarins and chattering classes are equally swift to offer advice, solicited or not.

— Dominic Patten, Deadline, 6 Aug. 2026
That’s nothing more than a nonsensical, demonizing political narrative spewed by left-wing politicians and their brethren in the progressive chattering class.

— Michael Zais, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 June 2026

Definition of chattering

Verb

Stuff like Caitlin Clark getting mugged with no foul being called, or Sophie Cunningham pointing at some obnoxious player, or ESPN drooling over a coach wearing a pro-trans shirt.

— Zach Dean OutKick, FOXNews.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Video released by the Milwaukie Police Department shows Descamps sprawled in a hospital bed, his body limp, moaning and drooling, while medical staff stood nearby.

— Brian Mann, NPR, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of drooling

Verb

Both have stellar amenities, space, and sit next to one another on a babbling creek.

— Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Aug. 2026
Seeing her daughter in that state, babbling nonsense and barely able to stand, Letizia had goggled with the watery eyes of a sickly old lady.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of babbling

Verb

Now, for the second straight summer, 49ers training camp goes on without him on the sideline — strolling, watching, eavesdropping, muttering.

— Cam Inman, Mercury News, 18 Aug. 2026
An edgy confrontation The Rangers were still seething as Keenan attempted to address the team following a demoralizing 3-1 loss, with a few snapping back or muttering under their breath.

— Vincent Z. Mercogliano, New York Times, 21 May 2026