babbled, blabbed, cackled, chaffered(British), chatted, chattered, chinned(slang), conversed, gabbled, gassed, jabbered, jawed, kibitzed(also kibbitzed), nattered, palavered, pattered, prated, prattled, ran on, rapped, rattled, schmoozed(or shmoozed), talked, twittered, visited

gossiped, tattleddescanted, discussed, expatiatedyakked(also yacked), yammered, yapped

blew smoke, chewed the fat(also chewed the rag), shot the breeze, talked a blue streak