Chat v. i. [imp. & p. p. Chatted; p. pr. & vb. n. Chatting.] To talk in a light and familiar manner; to converse without form or ceremony; to gossip.
To chat a while on their adventures. --Dryden.
Syn: -- To talk; chatter; gossip; converse.
chat
n 1: an informal conversation [syn: confab, confabulation, schmooze,
schmoose]
2: birds having a chattering call [syn: New World chat]
3: songbirds having a chattering call [syn: Old World chat]
v : talk socially without exchanging too much information; "the
men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze"
[syn: chew the fat, shoot the breeze, confabulate,
confab, chitchat, chatter, chaffer, natter, gossip,
jaw, claver, visit]
[also: chatting, chatted]