private messaging

A form of private message — A message sent to another user of a social media or chat platform through a private channel as opposed to a publicly accessible area or chatroom.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of private message
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APA

private messaging. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/private%20messaging

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“private messaging.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/private%20messaging. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “private messaging,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/private%20messaging.

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