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entering the chat

entering the chat is the present participle and gerund of enter the chat.

Meaning of enter the chat

Verb

enter the chat (third-person singular simple present enters the chat, present participle entering the chat, simple past and past participle entered the chat)

  1. (Internet) To abruptly appear.
    • Coordinate term: leave the chat
  2. (Internet, humorous) Used to draw attention to the existence or presence of something.
    • - Black people have no power in America.
      - Barack Obama has entered the chat.
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see enter, the, chat.
    • Naturally, you'll be able to chat in real-time with that friend, presumably about the song or the band in question. Friends and "friends of friends" can join up via their activity feeds, and they too enter the chat.2012 January 12, Eliot Van Buskirk, “Facebook Unveils Real-Time Social Listening”, in Wired, San Francisco, Calif.: Condé Nast Publications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 22 Mar 2023

Questions about entering the chat

What is entering the chat the present participle and gerund of?
Entering the chat is the present participle and gerund of enter the chat.

Words near entering the chat in the dictionary

  1. enteries
  2. entering
  3. entering into
  4. entering into the equation
  5. entering on the boards
  6. entering the chat
  7. entering the equation
  8. entering the lists
  9. entering the picture
  10. entering the scene
  11. entering tone

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