shoot the breeze

Speech parts

1. shoot the breeze - Verb

2. shoot the breeze - Phrase

Meaning

talk socially without exchanging too much information

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

claver natter chaffer visit jaw chat gossip chatter chitchat chit-chat confab confabulate chew the fat yap jabber
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Antonyms

whist hush hide conceal articulate dumb
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Hypernyms

discourse converse

Hyponyms

jawbone schmooze shmooze schmoose shmoose

Examples

the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze Source: Internet

Words in the phrase

shoot the breeze

Close letter words and terms

shoot someone straight shoot someone's mouth off shoot the boots shoot the bull shoot the cat shoot the lens