chat
verb (used without object)
to converse in a familiar or informal manner.
have been chatting
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present perfect progressiveof chat.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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“The four of us have been chatting about this a little bit and we got excited,” Dean said in an interview at his Palo Alto, Calif., home Tuesday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
Burton had no idea this exchange was taking place but said he has had numerous encounters over the last few years in which strangers approach him and insisted they have been chatting.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2025
Fran and Owen have been chatting for only a few minutes, not all that companionably, when he asks her out.
From New York Times ● Feb. 28, 2024
The people I have been chatting to do not fit that description.
From BBC ● Mar. 13, 2023
I have been chatting with the Miss Mitfords, captain; they are in the cabin with my daughter.
From Maori and Settler A Story of The New Zealand War by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty
