[
UK
/tʃˈɪtʃæt/
]
[ US /ˈtʃɪtˌtʃæt/ ]
[ US /ˈtʃɪtˌtʃæt/ ]
VERB
-
talk socially without exchanging too much information
the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze
NOUN
- light informal conversation for social occasions
How To Use chitchat In A Sentence
- I stood in the doorway for a moment, gathering my energy for polite chitchat. FOOLS GOLD
- We manage 90 seconds of incidental chitchat before conversation dries up.
- The guests continued to chitchat through the meal, the conversation lulling to a dull murmur near the middle as they became full and rather sleepy.
- There is desultory chitchat on the verandah as evening slides into pitch-dark night.
- There might have been some chitchat with the waiter about ice or check-desires, but not nearly enough to fill those forgotten minutes of friendlessness and communication-freeness. Richard Laermer: Just Think
- There was a few moments ' silence and then he said, `Sorry, I'm not very good at social chitchat either really -- better with hamsters. FALLEN WOMEN
- The guests mingled and chitchatted, sipping gin and tonics and nibbling on little quiches. Woman On the Verge
- I stood in the doorway for a moment, gathering my energy for polite chitchat. FOOLS GOLD
- -- deipnosophist, which means someone skilled at across the table chitchat. CNN Transcript May 28, 2003
- He has things to do before he takes the field against the archrival Dodgers, and idle chitchat is not one of them. USATODAY.com - Focused on the finish line