conversing
Having a dialogue
Conversing is carrying on a conversation—talking with someone in an exchange of thoughts and ideas.
The word suggests something more sustained and mutual than mere chatting: I found them conversing quietly in the garden.
It implies back-and-forth engagement rather than one person holding forth.
Producing speech aloud
- speakingOral expression of language
- chattingInformal verbal exchange
- discussingTalking through a topic
- exchangingTrading between parties
sharing · expressing · conveying · articulating · verbalizing · communicating · interacting · engaging
Casual social interaction
- networkingBuilding professional relationships
- chitchatInformal light conversation
- banterPlayful, teasing exchange
- rapportHarmonious mutual connection
socializing · gathering · party · reunion · meetup · camaraderie · acquaintance · companionship
Quick, repetitive sounds
- gabbingTalking at length casually
- shooting the breezeCasual, aimless conversation
- chewing the fatEngaging in leisurely conversation
- jawingProlonged idle chatter
yakking · nattering · prattling · bantering · kibitzing · schmoozing · rapping · chinwagging
Sending typed mobile messages
- messagingSending written digital communications
- DMingSending private online messages
- zoomingFast movement or magnification
- facetimingLive smartphone video conversation
voice chat · online chat · instant messaging · emailing · commenting · posting · threading · livestreaming
Discussing to reach agreement
- debatingFormal argumentative discourse
- deliberatingCarefully thinking before deciding
- conferencingMulti-party remote communication
- consultingGiving expert advice professionally
interviewing · mediating · arbitrating · diplomacy · summit · parley · colloquy · symposium
talking
Producing speech aloud
- speakingOral expression of language
- chattingInformal verbal exchange
- discussingTalking through a topic
exchanging · sharing · expressing · conveying · articulating · verbalizing · communicating · interacting · engaging · dialoguing
mingling
Casual social interaction
- networkingBuilding professional relationships
- chitchatInformal light conversation
- banterPlayful, teasing exchange
rapport · socializing · gathering · party · reunion · meetup · camaraderie · acquaintance · companionship · gossip
chattering
Quick, repetitive sounds
- gabbingTalking at length casually
- shooting the breezeCasual, aimless conversation
- chewing the fatEngaging in leisurely conversation
jawing · yakking · nattering · prattling · bantering · kibitzing · schmoozing · rapping · chinwagging · blathering
texting
Sending typed mobile messages
- messagingSending written digital communications
- DMingSending private online messages
- zoomingFast movement or magnification
facetiming · voice chat · online chat · instant messaging · emailing · commenting · posting · threading · livestreaming · podcasting
negotiating
Discussing to reach agreement
- debatingFormal argumentative discourse
- deliberatingCarefully thinking before deciding
- conferencingMulti-party remote communication
consulting · interviewing · mediating · arbitrating · diplomacy · summit · parley · colloquy · symposium · roundtable
- interactiontalking, sharing, helping, meeting, joining
- speechspeech, speaking, talk, diction, pronunciation
- talkingtalking, chatting, gabbing, jabbering, yammering
- dialogingtalking, chatting, speaking, discussing, discourse
- interactionstalking, sharing, greeting, helping, listening
- speech actsspeaking, talking, uttering, pronouncement, locution
conversingsilence
Total lack of sound
being silent · saying nothing · keeping quiet · hushing · muteness
conversinglecturing
Giving an instructive talk
monologuing · talking at · pontificating · preaching · orating
conversingignoring
Deliberately not noticing
shunning · avoiding · withdrawing · isolating · stonewalling
- two-point conversionPost-touchdown scoring attempt
- metric conversionChanging between measurement standards
- religious conversionSpiritual belief transformation
- conversion therapyPractice targeting sexual identity
- conversion tablesLists matching different units
- conversion vanModified van with amenities