as in chatted
to engage in casual or rambling conversation
spent the time she should have been working gabbing with friends instead
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Emma Stone and Ariana Grande, seated just a table away from each other, shared a private moment catching up, while Clooney, Paltrow and Ethan Hawke chatted a few tables over.—
Andrea Mandell, PEOPLE, 10 Jan. 2026
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Falcons long snapper Liam McCullough chatted with reporters Monday.—
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Before the Globes, Chalamet talked to Entertainment Tonight at the Palm Springs International Film Festival Film Awards about the future of the lovebirds' date-night outfits.—
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Neil Krishnaswamy, a CFP and president of Krishna Wealth Planning in McKinney, Texas, has talked with clients about the 401(k) change.—
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Lee said that three thousand users have conversed with the company’s chatbot since its soft launch, in 2024.—
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Our lives and bodies conversed and chattered.—
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“Gabbed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gabbed. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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