chat
verb (used without object)
to converse in a familiar or informal manner.
chatting
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present participleof chat.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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Over just two weeks in April 2026, Anthropic found more than 4,700 different Claude-powered AI characters chatting with at least 25,000 real users, sending about 2.36 million messages in total.
From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026
At last year’s event, while a mob of gadget reviewers rushed the displays of iPhone 17s, and swarmed Tim Cook, Ternus stood to the side, chatting quietly with other Apple executives and almost entirely ignored.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
When another air raid began, some students at the Drahomanov Ukrainian State University in central Kyiv headed underground; others stayed chatting on the street, such is the normality of these alerts.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
Wakeful rest can include activities such as daydreaming, drawing, listening to music, or chatting with friends, which can promote learning.
From Slate ● Sep. 5, 2026
‘I was talking to myself? You were chatting to your entire clan!’
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
