gossip
/ˈɡɑsɪp/ verb B2- To talk about someone else's private or personal business, especially in a manner that spreads the information.
- To talk idly.
- To communicate using a gossip protocol.
He/she/it gossips · Past gossiped · Past participle gossiped · -ing form gossiping
Verb forms
- Base form
- gossip
- He/she/it
- gossips
- Past
- gossiped
- Past participle
- gossiped
- -ing form
- gossiping
From the library
“It’s a good thing Rachel Lynde got a calling down; she’s a meddlesome old gossip,” was Matthew’s consolatory rejoinder.
I’m in two dialogues--‘The Society for the Suppression of Gossip’ and ‘The Fairy Queen.
I am afraid that I must leave you to your own devices, as the appearance of two inquiring strangers upon a sleepy countryside might excite more gossip than I care for.
“That he wanted no gossip about his wealth.
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