chat away

phrasal verb·1 sense·particle away

Meanings

1

Talk on at length, contentedly

Persistenceuncommon

Why “away”? Away can mean you keep doing something for a while. You write away, chat away, or work away.

They chatted away until midnight.
They chatted contentedly together until midnight.
The sisters chatted away over tea.
The sisters talked contentedly together over tea.

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