chitchat
61patter — I v 1. tiptoe, walk lightly; scurry, scuttle, trip along, skip, hie. 2. tap, pitter patter, drum, pound, beat; thrum, palpitate, pulsate. 3. spatter, sprinkle, splash, plash; fleck, dapple, stipple. n 4. pitter patter, tapping, rat a tat,… …
62prate — v 1. palaver, blab, bleat, Inf. gab; gush, Inf. spout, Sl. run off or on at the mouth; gossip, buzz, tell tales, repeat everything one hears; be loquacious or talkative, ramble, maunder. 2. babble, twaddle, Brit. twattle, blather, drivel; talk… …
63talk — v 1. communicate, converse, exchange ideas, Sl. rap or rap with, speak with or to, have a talk or little talk with; consult, confer or confer with, check with, parley, Archaic. parle, palaver, discuss, talk over, consider. 2. gossip, buzz, tell… …
64tittle-tattle — n 1. gossip, Inf. scuttlebutt, hearsay, Fr. ouT dire. report, Archaic. bruit; Sl. dope, Inf. inside info, Sl. poop; prattle, idle talk, Sl. schmooze, small talk, palaver, Scot. clishmaclaver; chat, chitchat, Sl. yackety yak, Sl. yak, twaddle,… …
65visit — v 1. call on or upon, look in on, look [s.o.] up, see; come around, come by, stop in or by, Inf. pop in. 2. come or go to, attend, Sl. make the scene; appear, turn up, show up, make or put in an appearance, show one s face. 3. take in, Inf. do,… …
66chatter — [n] constant or rapid talk babble, blather, chat, chitchat, gas*, gossip, jabber*, palaver, prattle*, twaddle, yakking*; concepts 266,278 Ant. drawl chatter [v] speak fast and non stop babble, blab*, blather, cackle, chat, chitchat, clack, gab*,… …
67klēg-, klōg-, klǝg-, klang-; kleg-; klōg-; kleig-; kleik- — klēg , klōg , klǝg , klang ; kleg ; klōg ; kleig ; kleik English meaning: to cry; to sound Deutsche Übersetzung: ‘schreien, klingen” Note: various extensions of Schallwortes kel 6 “call, shout, cry” Material: 1. Gk. κλαγγή f.… …
68schmoose — I noun an informal conversation • Syn: ↑chat, ↑confab, ↑confabulation, ↑schmooze • Derivationally related forms: ↑confabulate (for: ↑ …
69schmooze — I noun an informal conversation • Syn: ↑chat, ↑confab, ↑confabulation, ↑schmoose • Derivationally related forms: ↑confabulate (for: ↑ …
70get down to business — or[work] {v. phr.} To start being serious; begin to face a problem to be solved, or a task to be accomplished. * /Gentlemen, I m afraid the party is over and we must get down to business./ …
