noun
- An informal conversation.
- synonyms: chat, confabulation, schmooze, schmoose
verb
- Talk socially without exchanging too much information.
- usage: "the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze"
- synonyms: chew the fat, shoot the breeze, chat, confabulate, chitchat, chit-chat, chatter, chaffer, natter, gossip, jaw, claver, visit
- Have a conference in order to talk something over.
- usage: "We conferred about a plan of action"
- synonyms: confer, confabulate, consult
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