chat
verb (used without object)
to converse in a familiar or informal manner.
am chatting
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present progressiveof chat (1st person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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“I am chatting with Sam,” responded Ken Ziman, a lawyer at the firm Paul Weiss who was representing Mr. Bankman-Fried.
From New York Times ● Nov. 29, 2022
It is just before 10am and I am chatting to Jan, a Manchester United fan, initially from Angola but who now lives in Beswick - very much Manchester City territory.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2021
Today, I am chatting with Victoria Walker, the points, miles, and deals reporter at The Points Guy.
From Slate ● Jul. 28, 2020
While I am chatting to Marie and John, a woman approaches and asks John if he ever knew a Mrs Kilbane way back.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 5, 2017
If I am chatting with the nursery maids around the fountain, I see him upon the broad walk of Washington Square, and detect him by the freshness of his movement his springy gait.
From Prue and I by George William Curtis
