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Inflections of 'gossip' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
gossips
v 3rd person singular
gossiping
v pres p
gossipping
v pres p (Rare)
gossiped
v past
gossipped
v past (Rare)
gossiped
v past p
gossipped
v past p (Rare)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
gos•sip /ˈgɑsəp/USA pronunciation   n., v., -siped or -sipped, -sip•ing or -sip•ping. 
n. 
  1. [uncountable] idle talk, conversation, or rumor, esp. about the private affairs of others.
  2. light, familiar writing of a similar kind:[countable]a newspaper's gossip column.
  3. [countable] Also, ˈgos•sip•er, ˈgos•sip•per. a person who enjoys or indulges in gossip.

v. [no object]
  1. to talk gossip.
gos•sip•y, adj. 

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
gos•sip  (gos′əp),USA pronunciation n., v., -siped or -sipped, -sip•ing or -sip•ping. 
n. 
  1. idle talk or rumor, esp. about the personal or private affairs of others:the endless gossip about Hollywood stars.
  2. light, familiar talk or writing.
  3. Also, gos′sip•er, gos′sip•per. a person given to tattling or idle talk.
  4. British Terms[Chiefly Brit. Dial.]a godparent.
  5. [Archaic.]a friend, esp. a woman.

v.i. 
  1. to talk idly, esp. about the affairs of others;
    go about tattling.

v.t. 
  1. British Terms[Chiefly Brit. Dial.]to stand godparent to.
  2. [Archaic.]to repeat like a gossip.
  • bef. 1050; Middle English gossib, godsib(be), Old English godsibb, origin, originally godparent, equivalent. to god God + sibb related; see sib1
gos′sip•ing•ly, adv. 
    1. small talk, hearsay, palaver, chitchat. Gossip, scandal apply to idle talk and newsmongering about the affairs of others. Gossip is light chat or talk:to trade gossip about the neighbors.Scandal is rumor or general talk that is damaging to reputation; it is usually more or less malicious:The town never lived down the election scandal. 3. chatterer, talker, gabbler, rumormonger. 6. chatter, prattle, prate, palaver.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
gossip /ˈɡɒsɪp/ n
  1. casual and idle chat
  2. a conversation involving malicious chatter or rumours about other people
  3. Also called: gossipmonger a person who habitually talks about others, esp maliciously
  4. light easy communication: to write a letter full of gossip
  5. archaic a close woman friend
 vb ( -sips, -siping, -siped)
  1. (intransitive) often followed by about: to talk casually or maliciously (about other people)
Etymology: Old English godsibb godparent, from god + sib; the term came to be applied to familiar friends, esp a woman's female friends at the birth of a child, hence a person, esp a woman, fond of light talkˈgossiper, ˈgossipper n ˈgossipy adj
'gossip' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Collocations: [celebrity, office, malicious, hurtful, hot] gossip, gossip to your [friends, coworkers], a gossip [magazine, blog, column], more...

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