gossip

Speech parts

1. gossip - Noun

2. gossip - Verb

3. Gossip - Proper noun

Meaning

A sponsor; a godfather or a godmother.

A friend or comrade; a companion; a familiar and customary acquaintance.

One who runs house to house, tattling and telling news; an idle tattler.

The tattle of a gossip; groundless rumor.

To stand sponsor to.

To make merry.

To prate; to chat; to talk much.

To run about and tattle; to tell idle tales.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

chatter tittle-tattle scuttlebutt small talk claver gab natter chaffer news visit talk scandal jaw chat rumor
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Antonyms

pressman spectator fact journalist aphasia newsman
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Hypernyms

report account communicator speak talk discourse

Hyponyms

grapevine jawbone cat telltale talk scandal

Phrases with the word

gossip with spread gossip gossip's chair become a source of gossip discrete units of gossip acquire information by gossip

Derivatives

gossiped gossiping

Examples

A clear conscience fears neither lies, nor rumors, nor gossip. Ovid

The only time people dislike gossip is when you gossip about them. Will Rogers

So live that you wouldn't be ashamed to sell the family parrot to the town gossip. Will Rogers

He who gossips to you will gossip about you. Lebanese Proverb

Gossip about a person and his shadow will appear. Japanese Proverb

Whoever gossips to you will gossip about you. Spanish Proverb

Close letter words and terms

gossib gossima Gossington gossip columnist gossip mill gossip spreader