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- pronunciation:
- ga
sihp
- parts of speech:
- noun, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb), Word History, Word Explorer
part of speech: |
noun |
definition 1: |
talk, rumor, or speculation about other people, esp. about their personal affairs.
Do you believe that gossip about the people across the street?You shouldn't go around spreading gossip about people.I never listen to gossip.- synonyms:
- dirt, scandal, whispering
- similar words:
- hearsay, rumor, tale, talk
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definition 2: |
someone who frequently participates in the telling of gossip.
She's such a gossip that I'm afraid to tell her anything.- synonyms:
- blab, blabbermouth, busybody, scandalmonger, tattler, telltale
- similar words:
- blabber, cat, chatterbox, magpie, prier, snoop, tattletale, yenta
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definition 3: |
any kind of light, frivolous talk; chatter.
We're just having a cup of coffee and enjoying a bit of gossip.- synonyms:
- chatter, chitchat, prattle, twaddle
- similar words:
- babble, blab, gab, jabber, prate, tattle
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related words: |
chat, telltale, word |
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part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
inflections: |
gossips, gossiping, gossiped |
definition: |
to participate in the telling of gossip.
Those two are always gossiping about the neighbors.- synonyms:
- nose into, pry, tattle
- similar words:
- blab, chitchat, talk
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related words: |
babble, chat, gab, noise, tattle, visit |
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derivations: |
gossipy (adj.), gossiper (n.) |
Gossip comes from godsibb, an early English word for a godparent. Over time, "gossip" came to mean any close friend. By the late 1500s, the word was being used for someone who chatters about things of no importance. Today, most people would not like to be known as a "gossip."
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