chitchat
noun
light conversation; casual talk; gossip.
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
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When I open them again, Maddy is chitchatting with Stephanie.
From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan
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