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Another word for gossip

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gossip

n.

Local, petty talk
babble, chatter, meddling, small talk, malicious talk, whispering gallery, hearsay, rumor, scandal, news, slander, calumny, defamation, injury, blackening, grapevine*, grapevine telegraph*.
One who indulges in petty talk
snoop, meddler, tattler, newsmonger, gossipmonger, scandalmonger, scandal-bearer, backbiter, magpie, chatterbox, talkative person, babbler, bigmouth, blatherskite, parrot*, long-nose*, sticky-beak*, blabbermouth*, telltale*, old hen*, fuss-budget*, Mrs. Grundy*, gabbler*.

gossip Synonyms

gossip

v.

tattle, prattle, tell tales, talk idly, chat, chatter, rumor, report, tell secrets, blab, babble, repeat, prate, spread a story all over town, dish the dirt*.

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Another word for gossip

noun

Idle, often sensational and groundless talk about others:
gossipry, hearsay, report, rumor, talebearing, tattle, tittle-tattle, word. (Slang) scuttlebutt. See words
A person habitually engaged in idle talk about others:
blab, gossiper, gossipmonger, newsmonger, rumormonger, scandalmonger, tabby, talebearer, taleteller, tattle, tattler, tattletale, telltale, whisperer. (Slang) yenta. See words

verb

To engage in or spread gossip:

blab, noise, rumor, talk, tattle, tittle-tattle, whisper. Idioms: tell tales, tell tales out of school. See words

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Neither would ever question nor gossip about their bosses.
Darcie couldn't stand the gossip and rude behavior in every town, so she finally went back to the Indians.
Moscow is chiefly busy with gossip, he continued.
This is, however, mere gossip and supposition.
There is probably no foundation for this story except gossip, and the cynical malice of Catherine.

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