chitchatted
Had light conversation
Chitchatted is the past tense of chitchat, meaning to engage in light, informal conversation about unimportant matters: We chitchatted about the weather while waiting for the meeting to start.
The word emphasizes the casual, aimless quality of the talk.
Polite conversational formalities
- gabbingTalking at length casually
- natteringAimless, trivial chatter
- prattlingSpeaking trivially at length
- light-heartedCheerful and carefree
informal · breezy · idle · rambling · blathering · watercooler · yakking · jawing
Interact socially with others
- networkInterconnected system
- schmoozeChat to gain favor
- interactAct upon one another
- meetupInformal planned gathering
gathering · mixer · fraternize · icebreaker · hobnob · circulate · introduce · acquaint
Quick, clever conversation
- quipsBrief witty remarks
- jestingPlayful, unserious speech
- teasingPlayful, mild ridicule
- ribbingAffectionate verbal teasing
joking · playful · witticism · raillery · pleasantry · badinage · persiflage · jocular
Unconfirmed circulating story
- whisperSpeech without full voice
- tittle-tattleTrivial, idle chatter
- hearsayUnverified secondhand information
- buzzContinuous low drone
speculation · scoop · dirt · tales · blabber · talebearing · dishing · venting
pleasantries
Polite conversational formalities
- gabbingTalking at length casually
- natteringAimless, trivial chatter
- prattlingSpeaking trivially at length
light-hearted · informal · breezy · idle · rambling · blathering · watercooler · yakking · jawing · nattered
mingle
Interact socially with others
meetup · gathering · mixer · fraternize · icebreaker · hobnob · circulate · introduce · acquaint · connect
repartee
Quick, clever conversation
ribbing · joking · playful · witticism · raillery · pleasantry · badinage · persiflage · jocular · drollery
rumor
Unconfirmed circulating story
- whisperSpeech without full voice
- tittle-tattleTrivial, idle chatter
- hearsayUnverified secondhand information
buzz · speculation · scoop · dirt · tales · blabber · talebearing · dishing · venting · confiding
chitchatteddeliberated
Thought carefully before deciding
debated · negotiated · conferred · held forth · discoursed