GOSSIP as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • light informal conversation for social occasions
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) gossip is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • a report (often malicious) about the behavior of other people
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • 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 Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  3. Meaning
    • a person given to gossiping and divulging personal information about others
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) gossip is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)

GOSSIP as VERB

  1. Meaning
    • talk socially without exchanging too much information
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • 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 Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • wag one’’s tongue
    • speak about others and reveal secrets or intimacies
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • She won”t dish the dirt
    Hypernyms(s) gossip is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)