chat
1 of 2verb
ˈchat 
chatted; chatting
intransitive verb
1
: chatter, prattle
2
a
: to talk in an informal or familiar manner
b
: to take part in an online discussion in a chat room
transitive verb
chiefly British : to talk to
especially : to talk lightly, glibly, or flirtatiously with —often used with up
chat
2 of 2noun
1
: idle small talk : chatter
2
: light informal or familiar talk
especially : conversation
3
[imitative] : any of several songbirds (as of the genera Cercomela, Granatellus, or Icteria)
4
: online discussion in a chat room
also : an instance of such discussion
participate in computer chats
Synonyms
Verb
- babble
- blab
- cackle
- chaffer [British]
- chatter
- chin [slang]
- converse
- gab
- gabble
- gas
- jabber
- jaw
- kibitz
- kibbitz
- natter
- palaver
- patter
- prate
- prattle
- rap
- rattle
- run on
- schmooze
- shmooze
- talk
- visit
Noun
- backchat
- cackle
- causerie
- chatter
- chin music
- chin-wag [slang]
- chitchat
- confab
- confabulation
- gab
- gabfest
- gossip
- jangle
- jaw
- natter [chiefly British]
- palaver
- patter
- rap
- schmooze
- small talk
- table talk
- talk
- tête-à-tête
See all Synonyms & Antonyms 
Example Sentences
Verb We chatted about our plans for the summer. called him up to chat She stayed up all night chatting with her friends online. Noun We enjoyed a chat over coffee. software used for e-mail and chat
Recent Examples on the Web
Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 30 Aug. 2022 Following a timeout and chat with Bill Belichick, Jones rolled right and pegged a leaping Henry in the middle of the end zone for the walkoff score. Jim Mcbride, BostonGlobe.com, 24 Aug. 2022 Purchase fuchsia plants, explore a variety of display fuchsias and chat with OFS members. oregonlive, 19 Aug. 2022 Meet and chat with wedding vendors, cake designers, DJs, photographers, event decor and flower vendors. Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 15 Aug. 2022 Reporters had an opportunity to chat with Harsin after Saturday’s scrimmage. Nubyjas Wilborn | Nwilborn@al.com, al, 14 Aug. 2022 Andrea Daughtry, who runs the local nonprofit For the Fem in You, came in to pick up a pair of earrings and chat with Sika. Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2022 Art Night Encinitas was started by the City’s Commission for the Arts to spotlight art spaces in the community and give the public a chance to chat with artists. Linda Mcintosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 July 2022 The exhibition will offer a chance to meet five artists with different styles, media and focus, and to chat with them about their work. Hartford Courant, 20 July 2022 Sarah L. Kaufman, Washington Post, 29 Aug. 2022 The Duchess of Sussex sat down with friend Serena Williams for a personal conversation about ambition on the first-ever episode of Archetypes, but Prince Harry popped in to say hello to the tennis superstar before their chat got underway. Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 23 Aug. 2022 Firefighter Kevin Newcomb commented on the death in his WhatsApp group chat. Antonio Planas, NBC News, 19 Aug. 2022 Back to that aforementioned clip of Ekin-Su and Charlie in their post-recoupling chat. Sophie Cockett, Glamour, 18 Aug. 2022 Perhaps Kaufman summed it best with a concise statement during his chat with reporters. al, 9 Aug. 2022 Belichick and Josh McDaniels had a good long chat while their teams went through warmups and stretching. Jim Mcbride, BostonGlobe.com, 24 Aug. 2022 Senator Scott, President Trump would love to have a chat with you to talk about your interview yesterday. Sen. Tim Scott | Fox News, Fox News, 4 Aug. 2022 To eat raspberry-ripple ice cream at the counter of Whit’s End and have a long chat with the owner, John Avery Whitaker. Sarah Schutte, National Review, 24 July 2022 See More
Verb
Stefan was nominated by Lily and her mother Anna Matarese, who credited Stefan with never missing a chance to chat with her daughter via phone or video and making an appearance for her birthday and Christmas. Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 30 Aug. 2022 Following a timeout and chat with Bill Belichick, Jones rolled right and pegged a leaping Henry in the middle of the end zone for the walkoff score. Jim Mcbride, BostonGlobe.com, 24 Aug. 2022 Purchase fuchsia plants, explore a variety of display fuchsias and chat with OFS members. oregonlive, 19 Aug. 2022 Meet and chat with wedding vendors, cake designers, DJs, photographers, event decor and flower vendors. Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 15 Aug. 2022 Reporters had an opportunity to chat with Harsin after Saturday’s scrimmage. Nubyjas Wilborn | Nwilborn@al.com, al, 14 Aug. 2022 Andrea Daughtry, who runs the local nonprofit For the Fem in You, came in to pick up a pair of earrings and chat with Sika. Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2022 Art Night Encinitas was started by the City’s Commission for the Arts to spotlight art spaces in the community and give the public a chance to chat with artists. Linda Mcintosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 July 2022 The exhibition will offer a chance to meet five artists with different styles, media and focus, and to chat with them about their work. Hartford Courant, 20 July 2022 Noun
Their chat gets a visual lift from artful graphics that redesign the setting from moment to moment. Sarah L. Kaufman, Washington Post, 29 Aug. 2022 The Duchess of Sussex sat down with friend Serena Williams for a personal conversation about ambition on the first-ever episode of Archetypes, but Prince Harry popped in to say hello to the tennis superstar before their chat got underway. Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 23 Aug. 2022 Firefighter Kevin Newcomb commented on the death in his WhatsApp group chat. Antonio Planas, NBC News, 19 Aug. 2022 Back to that aforementioned clip of Ekin-Su and Charlie in their post-recoupling chat. Sophie Cockett, Glamour, 18 Aug. 2022 Perhaps Kaufman summed it best with a concise statement during his chat with reporters. al, 9 Aug. 2022 Belichick and Josh McDaniels had a good long chat while their teams went through warmups and stretching. Jim Mcbride, BostonGlobe.com, 24 Aug. 2022 Senator Scott, President Trump would love to have a chat with you to talk about your interview yesterday. Sen. Tim Scott | Fox News, Fox News, 4 Aug. 2022 To eat raspberry-ripple ice cream at the counter of Whit’s End and have a long chat with the owner, John Avery Whitaker. Sarah Schutte, National Review, 24 July 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Verb
Middle English chatten, short for chatteren
First Known Use
Verb
15th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1
Noun
1530, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Phrases Containing chat
Kids Definition
chat 1 of 2
verb
ˈchat
chatted; chatting
1
: to talk in a friendly way about things that are not serious
2
: to talk over the Internet by sending messages back and forth in a chat room
chat
2 of 2noun
1
: a light friendly conversation
2
: a talk held over the Internet by people using a chat room
chat 1 of 2
noun
1
as in talk
friendly, informal conversation or an instance of this short chats between parents and teachers during the school's open house Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- talk
- chatter
- chitchat
- gossip
- gab
- natter
- small talk
- schmooze
- table talk
- debate
- dialogue
- gabfest
- tête-à-tête
- conference
- chin-wag
- jaw
- discourse
- chin music
- exchange
- confab
- symposium
- causerie
- palaver
- confabulation
- cackle
- backchat
- rap
- patter
- jangle
- dialog
- parley
- colloquy
- yak
- happy talk
- yammer
- crosstalk
- yap
- yack
- give-and-take
2
as in conversation
talking or a talk between two or more people a fireside chat between two of America's foremost men of letters Synonyms & Similar Words
- conversation
- converse
- discussion
- exchange
- discourse
- dialogue
- dialog
- banter
- chitchat
- debate
- colloquy
- natter
- small talk
- chatter
- babble
- prattle
- table talk
- roundtable
- cross fire
- repartee
- conference
- gabfest
- raillery
- symposium
- chin-wag
- persiflage
- chaff
- parley
- prate
- gossip
- palaver
- confabulation
- rap
- deliberation
- round-robin
- give-and-take
chat
2 of 2verb
1
as in to talk
to engage in casual or rambling conversation the coffeehouse became the favored place to meet friends and chat for hours Synonyms & Similar Words
- talk
- converse
- chatter
- natter
- discuss
- gab
- schmooze
- jabber
- kibitz
- rattle
- visit
- babble
- blab
- twitter
- prattle
- gossip
- gabble
- shmooze
- prate
- kibbitz
- rap
- patter
- run on
- gas
- blow smoke
- palaver
- chew the rag
- cackle
- jaw
- talk a blue streak
- chin
- chaffer
- shoot the breeze
- chew the fat
- tattle
- yammer
- expatiate
- yap
- yak
- descant
- yack
2
as in to chatter
to speak rapidly, inarticulately, and usually unintelligibly lost in his own world, the toddler chatted happily for hours Synonyms & Similar Words
- chatter
- jabber
- shout
- babble
- prattle
- drool
- gabble
- gibber
- sputter
- mutter
- rattle
- mumble
- gab
- drivel
- stutter
- bumble
- troll
- yak
- blather
- blabber
- shriek
- yack
- prate
- smatter
- patter
- run on
- mouth
- blither
- screech
- stammer
- murmur
- chunter
- jaw
- tittle-tattle
- bleat
- jangle
- maunder
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- articulate
- pronounce
- enunciate