chatted
Variant of chat
chat
definition
chat (c̸hat)
intransitive verb chatted chat′·ted, chatting chat′·ting
- to talk or converse in a light, easy, informal manner
- Comput. to hold an electronic conversation by exchanging typed messages: the messages appear on each participant's computer screen as they are typed
Etymology: < chatter
noun
- small talk; chitchat a letter filled with chat about books
- an easy, informal talk or conversation
- any of various passerine birds with a chattering call
- ☆ any of several songbirds of various families characterized by a chattering song; esp., a yellow-breasted wood warbler (Icteria virens) of North America
chat Idioms
chat up
Chiefly Brit., Informal to chat with, often, specif., in a flirtatious or seductive way
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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