Synonyms for Chat (same or very similar meaning)
WordNet sense 1 (an informal conversation):
confab, confabulation, schmooze, schmooseWordNet sense 2 (birds having a chattering call):
New World chatWordNet sense 3 (songbirds having a chattering call):
Old World chatWordNet sense 4 (talk socially without exchanging too much information):
chatter, chitchat, confabulate, gossip, jaw, natter, visit, chaffer, claver, chew the fat, shoot the breezeFrom the ODE community, based on WordNetadd/edit