chat
verb (used without object)
to converse in a familiar or informal manner.
is chatting
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present progressiveof chat (3rd 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 dutifully photographed the Leaning Tower of Pisa, for example, but what I remember most from that day is chatting with the African migrants selling selfie sticks in the surrounding streets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 22, 2026
Instead of a meeting between Montana and a Miami banker, Malone is chatting it up with Graves.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 21, 2023
True to plan, as soon as we get up the gangway, Engels is chatting up a storm.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 30, 2022
In the photos, he is chatting with a female friend, also unmasked, in the hotel lobby while taking care of his infant son.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 5, 2022
Nick’s parents are there, too—Abby’s mom is chatting with them while her dad and brother check their phones.
From "Leah on the Offbeat" by Becky Albertalli
