The meaning of Gossiping

Gossiping – definition

verb
Engage in gossip.
Usage examples:
They would start gossiping about her as soon as she left
Synonims:
Spread rumours Spread gossip Circulate rumours Spread stories Tittle-tattle Tattle Talk Whisper Tell tales Muckrake Dish the dirt Spill the tea Skinder Bruit something abroad/about Chat Conve

noun
Casual or unconstrained conversation or reports about other people, typically involving details that are not confirmed as being true.
Usage examples:
He became the subject of much local gossip

verb
Present participle of gossip
Usage examples:
Stop gossiping and do your work., people have started to gossip about us.

Gossiping translation into English

Gossiping: translate from English into Chinese

八卦, 闲话, 摆龙门阵, 扯, 詗

Gossiping: translate from English into Dutch

Roddelen, Kletsen, Kwaadspreken, Babbelen, Kwebbelen, Kouten

Gossiping: translate from English into French

Bavardage, Médisance

Gossiping: translate from English into German

Klatsch, Geschwätz, Schwatzhaft, Getratsche, Geschwätzig, Geklatsche

Gossiping: translate from English into Hindi

गपशप, वृथा बकवाद करना, गपशप करना, बक-बक करना

Gossiping: translate from English into Italian

Spettegolare, Chiacchierare, Pettegolare

Gossiping: translate from English into Korean

험담, 잡담을 하다, 남의 이야기를 퍼뜨리고 돌아다니다

Gossiping: translate from English into Russian

Сплетни, Сплетничать, Болтать, Беседовать, Передавать слухи

Gossiping: translate from English into Spanish

Chismoso

Word origin

late Old English godsibb, ‘godfather, godmother, baptismal sponsor’, literally ‘a person related to one in God’, from god ‘God’ + sibb ‘a relative’ (see sib). In Middle English the sense was

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Gossiping – similar words

gossiped

verb
Engage in gossip.
Usage examples:
They would start gossiping about her as soon as she left

noun
Casual or unconstrained conversation or reports about other people, typically involving details that are not confirmed as being true.
Usage examples:
He became the subject of much local gossip

verb
Past simple and past participle of gossip
Usage examples:
Stop gossiping and do your work., people have started to gossip about us.

All meanings and translations of Gossiped

gossip

noun
Casual or unconstrained conversation or reports about other people, typically involving details that are not confirmed as being true.
Usage examples:
He became the subject of much local gossip

verb
Engage in gossip.
Usage examples:
They would start gossiping about her as soon as she left

verb
Light informal conversation for social occasions

All meanings and translations of Gossip

Gossiping synonims

chat

verb
Talk in a friendly and informal way.
Usage examples:
She chatted to her mother on the phone every day

noun
An informal conversation.
Usage examples:
He dropped in for a chat

noun
A small old world songbird of the thrush family, with black, white, and brown coloration and a harsh call.
Usage examples:
Old world warblers and chats are an excellent representative system to test these hypotheses.

All meanings and translations of Chat

muckrake

verb
Search out and publicize scandal about famous people.
Usage examples:
Independent media are not afraid to muckrake and set their own agenda

All meanings and translations of Muckrake

talk

verb
Speak in order to give information or express ideas or feelings; converse or communicate by spoken words.
Usage examples:
The two men talked

noun
Communication by spoken words; conversation or discussion.
Usage examples:
There was a slight but noticeable lull in the talk

All meanings and translations of Talk

tattle

verb
Gossip idly.
Usage examples:
According to some tattling sources, he never quite gave her up

noun
Gossip; idle talk.
Usage examples:
For each story of mine, a titbit of town tattle must be exchanged

verb
To secretly tell someone in authority, especially a teacher, that someone else has done something bad, often in order to cause trouble
Usage examples:
Did you tattle on us to the teacher?

All meanings and translations of Tattle

tittle-tattle

noun
Talk about other people's lives that is usually unkind, disapproving, or not true

All meanings and translations of Tittle-tattle

whisper

verb
Speak very softly using one's breath rather than one's throat, especially for the sake of secrecy.
Usage examples:
Alison was whispering in his ear

noun
A soft or confidential tone of voice; a whispered word or phrase.
Usage examples:
She spoke in a whisper

verb
To say something very quietly, using the breath but not the voice
Usage examples:
[ i ] what are you girls whispering about?, they spoke in whispers, not wanting anyone to hear them.

All meanings and translations of Whisper

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