chitchat

noun

chit·chat ˈchit-ˌchat

Synonyms of chitchat next

: small talk, gossip

chitchat intransitive verb

Examples of chitchat in a Sentence

We exchanged some chitchat about the weather. a bit of chitchat over lunch with people we hadn't seen in a while

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These were among the points of pre-roundtable chitchat on a recent afternoon in West Hollywood when The Times gathered five musicians nominated for prizes at February’s 67th Grammy Awards. —

Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2024 Yes, but: The practice in recent months has seen a slow but steady return to the land of cubicles, water cooler chitchat and harsh fluorescent lighting. —

Jeremy Duda, Axios, 11 Dec. 2024 Keep them in active cancellation mode to mute external noise like traffic or chitchat, or put them in transparency mode to hear what’s going on around you. —

Clara McMahon, People.com, 28 Nov. 2024 Campaigns aren’t the amicable PTA-like chitchat about budgets or where to draw district lines or how to support teachers. —

Baltimore Sun Editorial Board, Baltimore Sun, 1 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for chitchat