Antonyms for chit-chat

Grammar : Noun, verb

Spell : chit-chat

Phonetic Transcription : ˈtʃɪtˌtʃæt

Definition of chit-chat

Origin : also chit-chat, 1710, diminishing reduplicated form of chat. The verb is attested from 1821. Related: Chitchatting.

As in prattle : noun babble
As in table talk : noun mealtime conversation
As in yap : verb chatter

Example sentences :

Nor did I know that there was any thing of eloquence in my chit-chat.
Extract from : « Bibliomania; or Book-Madness » by Thomas Frognall Dibdin

But, if you called me out of hell merely for this chit-chat, permit me to return for ever.
Extract from : « Faustus » by Friedrich Maximilian von Klinger

I hope this letter of chit-chat will not reach you at a wrong moment.
Extract from : « George Eliot's Life, Vol. III (of 3) » by George Eliot

There has been enough of the queen's laughing and chit-chat.
Extract from : « Henry VIII And His Court » by Louise Muhlbach

It engrossed for several days the chit-chat of the whole empire.
Extract from : « The Surprising Adventures of Baron Munchausen » by Rudolph Erich Raspe

At the Chit-Chat no one dared to hazard a doubtful statement of fact.
Extract from : « A Backward Glance at Eighty » by Charles A. Murdock

We moved in the direction of his home, and he gave me the chit-chat of the day.
Extract from : « Tales of Destiny » by Edmund Mitchell

This chit-chat terminates in a hearty laugh, all at the expense of the husband.
Extract from : « Auricular Confession and Popish Nunneries » by William Hogan

From the political rumors and the chit-chat of society, he went on to speak of the viceregal court and its festivities.
Extract from : « The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. I (of II) » by Charles James Lever

I used to be a long-winded speaker in Chit-Chat, but my love far outlasts my speeches.
Extract from : « A Backward Glance at Eighty » by Charles A. Murdock

Synonyms for chit-chat

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