gossip

[gos-uhp] / ˈgɒs əp /

NOUN

talk about others; rumor

Synonyms

STRONGEST

buzz chatter chitchat conversation hearsay news scandal slander tale

STRONG

account babble blather blether calumny chronicle clothesline cry defamation earful grapevine injury meddling prate prattle report scuttlebutt story talk wire

WEAK

back-fence talk dirty laundry dirty linen dirty wash idle talk malicious talk small talk whispering campaign

Antonyms

STRONG

quiet silence

WEAK

fact

NOUN

person who talks a lot, spreads

Synonyms

STRONG

blabbermouth busybody chatterbox chatterer flibbertigibbet gossipmonger informer meddler newsmonger parrot prattler rumormonger scandalmonger snoop talebearer tattler telltale

WEAK

circulator rumors babbler scandalizer

Antonyms

WEAK

fact

VERB

talk about others; spread rumors

Synonyms

STRONGEST

blab

STRONG

babble blather blether chat chatter dish hint imply insinuate intimate jaw prate prattle repeat report rumor schmoose spread suggest talk tattle

WEAK

bad-mouth bend one's ear cut to pieces cut up rattle on spill the beans talk idly tell secrets tell tales wiggle-waggle

Antonyms

STRONG

be quiet conceal hide

Example Sentences

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Cliques and gossip abound in offices—and in movies about offices.

From The Wall Street Journal

From a window seat I’d watch the platform glide away as vendors shoved gossip magazines through the bars.

From The Wall Street Journal

I have no CPA or financial advisers around, and no one to ask that won’t gossip about the money to people that live here.

From MarketWatch

And a cottage industry of podcasts, as well as fan and gossip accounts have sprung up to serve them.

From Los Angeles Times

If you like food and gossip, this is the show for you.

From New York Times