GOSSIP


Meaning of GOSSIP in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ gɒsɪp ]

( gossips, gossiping, gossiped)

1.

Gossip is informal conversation, often about other people’s private affairs.

There has been much gossip about the possible reasons for his absence...

Don’t you like a good gossip?

N-UNCOUNT : also a N

2.

If you gossip with someone, you talk informally, especially about other people or local events. You can also say that two people gossip .

We spoke, debated, gossiped into the night...

Eva gossiped with Sarah...

Mrs Lilywhite never gossiped.

V-RECIP : pl-n V , V with n , V ( non-recip )

3.

If you describe someone as a gossip , you mean that they enjoy talking informally to people about the private affairs of others.

He was a vicious gossip.

N-COUNT [ disapproval ]

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