what does gossip mean?
GOSSIP as NOUN
- Meaning
- light informal conversation for social occasions
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Hypernyms(s) gossip is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- a report (often malicious) about the behavior of other people
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- the divorce caused much gossip
Hypernyms(s) gossip is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- a person given to gossiping and divulging personal information about others
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Hypernyms(s) gossip is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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GOSSIP as VERB
- Meaning
- talk socially without exchanging too much information
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- the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze
Hypernyms(s) gossip is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- wag one’’s tongue
- speak about others and reveal secrets or intimacies
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Hypernyms(s) gossip is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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