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gossip

/ˈɡɑsɪp/noun, verb2 syllables

Gossip means: talk socially without exchanging too much information.

Synonyms for gossip46

noun, as in light informal conversation for social occasions

chitchat, chit-chat, chit chat, small talk, gab, gabfest, tittle-tattle, chin wag, chin-wag, chin wagging, chin-wagging, causerie

noun, as in a person given to gossiping and divulging personal information about others

gossiper, gossipmonger, rumormonger, rumourmonger, newsmonger

noun, as in a report (often malicious) about the behavior of other people

comment, scuttlebutt

verb, as in talk socially without exchanging too much information

chew the fat, shoot the breeze, chat, confabulate, confab, chitchat, chit-chat, chatter, chaffer, natter, jaw, claver, visit

verb, as in wag one's tongue; speak about others and reveal secrets or intimacies

dish the dirt

also used for gossip

blab, spill the tea, talk out of turn, tell tales out of school, chinwag, prattle, cag, chelp, clepe, dish, fetch and carry, jaunder, labrish, shoot the shit, talk

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What does gossip mean?5

verb

1

talk socially without exchanging too much information“the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze”

2

wag one's tongue; speak about others and reveal secrets or intimacies“She won't dish the dirt”

noun

1

light informal conversation for social occasions

2

a person given to gossiping and divulging personal information about others

3

a report (often malicious) about the behavior of other people“the divorce caused much gossip”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Gossip in a sentence

  • The rumors were unfounded, but gossip can easily feed the flames of distrust.LoverofEnglish
  • You can gossip as much as you want, dirty shrew!AmarMecheri
  • He likes to gossip, therefore he has a lot of enemies.migl
  • This article is an alarming combination of gossip, superstition and nonsense.fekundulo
  • There's a lot of gossip about her lately.Eccles17
  • I don't pay much attention to the gossip around town.Hybrid
  • She spread the gossip all over the town.unknown
  • Stop wasting your time reading the gossip column!fishda

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of gossip

as a noun

plural
gossips

as a verb

past tense
gossiped
present participle
gossiping
third-person singular
gossips
past participle
gossiped