chatting (verb)

  • 1chatted, chatting — verb (I) especially BrE also chat away to talk in a friendly informal way, especially about things that are not important: Danny and Paul chatted away like old friends. (+ about): We sat in the café for hours chatting about our experiences. (+… …

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  • 2look — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 act of looking at/considering sth ADJECTIVE ▪ little ▪ brief, cursory, quick ▪ careful, close, close up (esp. AmE) …

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  • 3see — verb 1 become aware of sth using your eyes ADVERB ▪ clearly, easily, plainly ▪ dimly, faintly ▪ barely, hardly ▪ …

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  • 4chat up — verb 1. talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions The guys always try to chat up the new secretaries My husband never flirts with other women • Syn: ↑flirt, ↑dally, ↑butterfly, ↑coquet, ↑coquette, ↑ …

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  • 5sit around — verb be around, often idly or without specific purpose The object sat in the corner We sat around chatting for another hour • Syn: ↑sit • Hypernyms: ↑be • Verb Frames: Something s …

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  • 6chat up — verb To talk to (someone) in a friendly, open, or casual manner, sometimes also in a charming or affected manner, usually to curry favor, and sometimes flirtatiously with the intention of establishing a romantic or sexual encounter or… …

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  • 7chat shit — verb a) To talk nonsense or to lie. I shagged David Beckham last week. b) To have a casual or meaningless conversation. Stop chatting shit, thats a load of bollocks. Syn: talk trash, talk s …

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  • 8chopsing — Verb. Chatting. E.g. We spent the night chopsing in the bar and didn t get to see the film. Stoke use …

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  • 9chat — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 (esp. BrE) a friendly conversation ADJECTIVE ▪ brief, little, quick, short ▪ long ▪ cosy/cozy, fireside …

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  • 10chat — I UK [tʃæt] / US verb [intransitive] Word forms chat : present tense I/you/we/they chat he/she/it chats present participle chatting past tense chatted past participle chatted ** 1) chat or chat away to talk in a friendly way The doctor chatted… …

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