chat
verb (used without object)
to converse in a familiar or informal manner.
were chatting
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past progressiveof chat.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Dmitriev and Witkoff meanwhile were chatting regularly by phone about increasingly ambitious proposals.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 29, 2025
They were chatting with each other on the Signal app as they chowed down on steaks at the Palm while Hegseth white-knuckled it through everyone else at his table quaffing their Martinis and Negronis.
From Salon ● Mar. 25, 2025
“As we were chatting, it struck us that such a romantic town gave hardly any attention to the love story,” Majsniar said.
From New York Times ● Feb. 12, 2024
Mr Spencer, 89, known as David, and Ms Spencer, 82, were chatting as they drove to a family lunch when the car "veered very slightly" on 18 August, the coroner said.
From BBC ● Dec. 19, 2023
The unfamiliar Swedish TV anchors were chatting away when I heard my name.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
