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gossiping

/ˈɡɒs.ɪ.pɪŋ/

Meanings
  • the act or an instance of talking idly or unnecessarily about other people or their affairs; rumor-mongering

    - "They were just gossiping about their neighbors."
    - "The water cooler at the office is a hotspot for gossiping."

Pronunciation
  1. /ˈɡɑs.ɪ.pɪŋ/



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Synonyms

blab , dish the dirt , spill the tea , talk out of turn , tell tales out of school , chat , chatter , chew the fat , chinwag , natter , prattle , shoot the breeze
Rhymes
Words rhyming with gossiping
gossiping , clipping , dipping , ripping , lipping , pipping , sipping , tripping , skipping , pripping , jabbering , chattering , nattering , muttering , murmuring , mabbling , gabbling
Variants
List of all variants of gossiping that leads to same result
gossip , gossiped , gossiper , gossipers , gossiping , gossips
Etymology
origin and the way in which meanings have changed throughout history.

From Old English ‘gossipian’ - to talk, converse. From the Old English ‘gōdspē’ - good tidings, good news, rumor, gossip. From Proto-Germanic ‘gadzibuda’ - noise, clamor, gossip.


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