chitchat

chit·chat

C0310300 (chĭt′chăt′)n.1. Casual conversation; small talk.2. Gossip.intr.v. chit·chat·ted, chit·chat·ting, chit·chats To engage in small talk or gossip.

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[Reduplication of chat.]

chitchat

(ˈtʃɪtˌtʃæt) ntalk of a gossipy naturevb, -chats, -chatting or -chatted (intr) to gossip

chit•chat

(ˈtʃɪtˌtʃæt)

n., v. -chat•ted, -chat•ting. n. 1. light conversation; casual talk; gossip. v.i. 2. to converse lightly or casually. [1700–10; gradational compound based on chat] chit′chat`ty, adj.

chitchat

Past participle: chitchatted
Gerund: chitchatting

Imperative
chitchat
chitchat

Present
I chitchat
you chitchat
he/she/it chitchats
we chitchat
you chitchat
they chitchat

Preterite
I chitchatted
you chitchatted
he/she/it chitchatted
we chitchatted
you chitchatted
they chitchatted

Present Continuous
I am chitchatting
you are chitchatting
he/she/it is chitchatting
we are chitchatting
you are chitchatting
they are chitchatting

Present Perfect
I have chitchatted
you have chitchatted
he/she/it has chitchatted
we have chitchatted
you have chitchatted
they have chitchatted

Past Continuous
I was chitchatting
you were chitchatting
he/she/it was chitchatting
we were chitchatting
you were chitchatting
they were chitchatting

Past Perfect
I had chitchatted
you had chitchatted
he/she/it had chitchatted
we had chitchatted
you had chitchatted
they had chitchatted

Future
I will chitchat
you will chitchat
he/she/it will chitchat
we will chitchat
you will chitchat
they will chitchat

Future Perfect
I will have chitchatted
you will have chitchatted
he/she/it will have chitchatted
we will have chitchatted
you will have chitchatted
they will have chitchatted

Future Continuous
I will be chitchatting
you will be chitchatting
he/she/it will be chitchatting
we will be chitchatting
you will be chitchatting
they will be chitchatting

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been chitchatting
you have been chitchatting
he/she/it has been chitchatting
we have been chitchatting
you have been chitchatting
they have been chitchatting

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been chitchatting
you will have been chitchatting
he/she/it will have been chitchatting
we will have been chitchatting
you will have been chitchatting
they will have been chitchatting

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been chitchatting
you had been chitchatting
he/she/it had been chitchatting
we had been chitchatting
you had been chitchatting
they had been chitchatting

Conditional
I would chitchat
you would chitchat
he/she/it would chitchat
we would chitchat
you would chitchat
they would chitchat

Past Conditional
I would have chitchatted
you would have chitchatted
he/she/it would have chitchatted
we would have chitchatted
you would have chitchatted
they would have chitchatted

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	chitchat - light informal conversation for social occasionscauserie, chin wag, chin wagging, chin-wag, chin-wagging, chit chat, chit-chat, gab, gabfest, gossip, small talk, tittle-tattlechat, confab, confabulation, schmoose, schmooze - an informal conversation
Verb	1.	chitchat - talk socially without exchanging too much information; "the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze"chew the fat, chit-chat, claver, confab, jaw, natter, shoot the breeze, chat, chaffer, confabulate, gossip, chatter, visitconverse, discourse - carry on a conversationjawbone, schmoose, schmooze, shmoose, shmooze - talk idly or casually and in a friendly way

chitchat

nounIncessant and usually inconsequential talk:babble, blab, blabber, chat, chatter, jabber, palaver, prate, prattle, small talk.Slang: gab, gas, yak.verbTo talk volubly, persistently, and usually inconsequentially:babble, blabber, chatter, clack, jabber, palaver, prate, prattle, rattle (on), run on.Informal: go on, spiel.Slang: gab, gas, jaw, yak.Idioms: run off at the mouth, shoot the breeze.

Translations

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