chatting
Having a conversation
Chatting is having a casual, friendly conversation.
The word emphasizes informality—you chat with coworkers by the coffee machine, not during a board meeting.
Online, chatting refers to real-time text exchange: We were chatting on Discord.
To chat someone up is to engage them in flirtatious conversation.
Exchange of spoken ideas
- talkVerbal exchange between people
- gabbingTalking at length casually
- yakkingChattering at length
- natteringAimless, trivial chatter
blathering · rambling · jawing · chinwag · confab · natter · prattle · kibitzing
Sending typed mobile messages
- messagingSending written digital communications
- dmMetric length unit
- emojiDigital pictograph for messaging
- memesSelf-propagating cultural units
discord · facetime · threads · typing · online · stickers · gifs · notifications
Casual social interaction
- networkingBuilding professional relationships
- small-talkLight, casual conversation
- icebreakerTension-easing social activity
- partyGathering for celebration
gathering · meetup · mixer · get-together · reception · schmoozing · fraternizing · companionship
conversation
Exchange of spoken ideas
nattering · blathering · rambling · jawing · chinwag · confab · natter · prattle · kibitzing · schmooze
texting
Sending typed mobile messages
- messagingSending written digital communications
- dmMetric length unit
- emojiDigital pictograph for messaging
memes · discord · facetime · threads · typing · online · stickers · gifs · notifications · ping
mingling
Casual social interaction
- networkingBuilding professional relationships
- small-talkLight, casual conversation
- icebreakerTension-easing social activity
party · gathering · meetup · mixer · get-together · reception · schmoozing · fraternizing · companionship · camaraderie
rumor
Unconfirmed circulating story
- scandalDisgraceful public affair
- whisperSpeech without full voice
- hearsayUnverified secondhand information
tittle-tattle · buzz · speculation · tea · scoop · dirt · innuendo · grapevine · juicy · secrets
jokes
Humorous remarks or stories
humor · playfulness · ribbing · jesting · sarcasm · repartee · wordplay · puns · wisecracks · irony
- activitiesbowling, climbing, exercise, eating, baking
- communicatingtalking, speaking, telling, sharing, expressing
- pastimeshobbies, amusement, puzzles, cards, crafting
- social interactiongreeting, hello, goodbye, hi, bye
- speechspeech, speaking, talk, diction, conversation
- bar activitiesdarts, drinking, pool, karaoke, beer pong
chattinglecturing
Giving an instructive talk
monologuing · preaching · orating · sermonizing · speechifying
chattingsilence
Total lack of sound
keeping quiet · being silent · saying nothing · muteness · keeping mum
chattingignoring
Deliberately not noticing
withdrawing · isolating · avoiding · shunning · stonewalling
- chatting upTalking to seduce
- just chattingInformal conversation without purpose
- chatting shitTalking rubbish casually