gossip

  • 11gossip — index hearsay, report (rumor) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

    Law dictionary

  • 12gossip — (n.) O.E. godsibb sponsor, godparent, from GOD (Cf. God) + sibb relative (see SIBLING (Cf. sibling)). Extended in M.E. to any familiar acquaintance (mid 14c.), especially to woman friends invited to attend a birth, later to anyone engaging in… …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 13gossip — /ˈɡɔssip, ingl. ˈɡɑsɪp/ [lett. «chiacchiera»] s. m. inv. pettegolezzo, diceria, chiacchiera, indiscrezione …

    Sinonimi e Contrari. Terza edizione

  • 14gossip — has inflections gossiped, gossiping; the adjective is gossipy …

    Modern English usage

  • 15Gossip — This article is about the type of conversation. For other uses, see Gossip (disambiguation). Gossip is idle talk or rumour, especially about the personal or private affairs of others, It is one of the oldest and most common means of sharing facts …

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  • 16gossip — gos|sip1 [ˈgɔsıp US ˈga: ] n [: Old English; Origin: godsibb godparent, close friend , from god god + sibb relative ] 1.) [U] information that is passed from one person to another about other people s behaviour and private lives, often including… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 17gossip — noun 1 unkind talk about other people ADJECTIVE ▪ latest ▪ idle, juicy, malicious, salacious ▪ celebrity ▪ tabloid …

    Collocations dictionary

  • 18Gossip — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Gossip est un mot anglais signifiant commérages . Il peut faire référence à : Gossip (logiciel), un client de messagerie instantanée pour le réseau… …

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  • 19gossip — 01. The young girls were all [gossiping] about which boys they liked at school. 02. I would never tell Georgia anything personal because she is such a [gossip] that everyone would hear about it within a few days. 03. You shouldn t talk to the… …

    Grammatical examples in English

  • 20gossip — I n. 1) to spread gossip 2) common; idle; malicious, vicious; silly gossip 3) a piece, tidbit (AE), titbit (BE) of gossip 4) gossip about 5) gossip that + clause (have you heard the gossip that he intends to resign?) II v. (D; intr.) to gossip… …

    Combinatory dictionary