shooting the breeze

A form of shoot the breeze — To chat idly or generally waste time talking.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of shoot the breeze
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APA

shooting the breeze. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shooting%20the%20breeze

MLA

“shooting the breeze.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shooting%20the%20breeze. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shooting the breeze,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shooting%20the%20breeze.

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