Engaged in or characterized by casual or unconstrained conversation or reports about other people, typically involving details that are not confirmed as true.

The gossiping neighbors were always eager to share the latest rumors about everyone on the block.

Synonyms

backbiting

nosy

gossipverb

gossiping

Gerund

gossiped

Past Simple

gossiped

Past Participle

gossiping

Gerund

/ˈɡɒs.ɪp/

/ˈɡɑː.sɪp/

Translations

сплетничать

They like to gossip about their neighbors.

Они любят сплетничать о своих соседях.

Additional translations

разносить слухи

болтать

Definitions

To engage in casual or unconstrained conversation or reports about other people, typically involving details that are not confirmed as true.

They would often gossip about their neighbors during lunch breaks.

Synonyms

spread rumors

gossipnoun

Definitions

Casual or unconstrained conversation or reports about other people, typically involving details that are not confirmed as true.

The office was filled with gossip about the new manager's personal life.

A person who habitually reveals personal or sensational facts about others.

She was known as the neighborhood gossip, always eager to share the latest news.

(archaic) A close friend or companion; specifically, a godparent at a christening.

He served as the child's gossip at the baptism.

gossipadjective

Definitions

Relating to or concerned with gossip or sensational news (used only before a noun).

She works for a gossip magazine that covers celebrity scandals.