gossip

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈɡɒs.ɪp/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈɡɑs.ɪp/

• Audio (US)

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• Hyphenation: gos‧sip

Noun

Singular gossip

Plural gossips

1. Gossip is information that people pass around about other people's lives, often including things that are unkind or untrue.

   She spends a lot of time catching up with the newest gossip.

2. A gossip is a person who passes around a lot of this kind of information.

   Bob is a real gossip.

Verb

Plain form gossip

Third-person singular gossips

Past tense gossiped

Past participle gossiped

Present participle gossiping

1. To talk about other people's lives, including things that are unkind or untrue.

   The girls were gossiping about their teachers.