chins

verb

present tense third-person singular of chin, slang
as in chats
to engage in casual or rambling conversation the kind of work environment in which staffers can knock off early on Friday and chin with the boss

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chins
  1. chats
  2. jaws
  3. talks
  4. converses
Verb
  • While Yahia chats with The Star, his daughter, Hannah, takes a tray of baklava out of the oven.
    — Jenna Thompson June 24, Kansas City Star, 24 June 2026
  • Inside the motel, Paula chats with Sky.
    — Erin Qualey, Vulture, 10 June 2026
Definition of chats
Verb
  • Ben smashes chests and heads in, tears jaws out, rips faces off, and director Johannes Roberts makes sure to include brief close-ups of the carnage, lit just dimly enough to avoid truly grossing us out.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2026
Definition of jaws
Verb
  • Instead, the guy talks to dead barkeeps and wields an ax more than his typewriter.
    — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 1 July 2026
  • Albert Saijo, second semester editor of Echoes, Heart Mountain high school publication, talks things over with Hisako Takehara and Alice Tanouye, first semester co-editors.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 29 June 2026
Definition of talks
Verb
  • Epstein converses with Summers Larry Summers, Clinton’s Treasury secretary and the director of the National Economic Council under former President Obama, corresponded with Epstein numerous times via email.
    — Max Rego, The Hill, 13 Nov. 2025
Definition of converses
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“Chins.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chins. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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