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• gossip — n *report, rumor, hearsay Analogous words: talk, conversation (see corresponding verbs at SPEAK): tattling, blabbing (see GOSSIP vb) gossip vb Gossip, blab, tattle mean to disclose something that one would have done better to keep to oneself. To… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• gossip column — ► NOUN ▪ a section of a newspaper devoted to gossip about well known people …   English terms dictionary

• Gossip Girl (novel series) — This article is about the novel series by Cecily von Ziegesar. For the television adaptation based on the novels, see Gossip Girl. Cover of Gossip Girl, the first novel in the series, released in April 2002 Gossip Girl is an American young adult… …   Wikipedia

• Gossip protocol — A gossip protocol is a style of computer to computer communication protocol inspired by the form of gossip seen in social networks. Modern distributed systems often use gossip protocols to solve problems that might be difficult to solve in other… …   Wikipedia

• gossip — gos|sip1 [ˈgɔsıp US ˈga: ] n [: Old English; Origin: godsibb godparent, close friend , from god god + sibb relative ] 1.) [U] information that is passed from one person to another about other people s behaviour and private lives, often including… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• gossip — noun 1 unkind talk about other people ADJECTIVE ▪ latest ▪ idle, juicy, malicious, salacious ▪ celebrity ▪ tabloid …   Collocations dictionary

• gossip — 01. The young girls were all [gossiping] about which boys they liked at school. 02. I would never tell Georgia anything personal because she is such a [gossip] that everyone would hear about it within a few days. 03. You shouldn t talk to the… …   Grammatical examples in English

• gossip — I n. 1) to spread gossip 2) common; idle; malicious, vicious; silly gossip 3) a piece, tidbit (AE), titbit (BE) of gossip 4) gossip about 5) gossip that + clause (have you heard the gossip that he intends to resign?) II v. (D; intr.) to gossip… …   Combinatory dictionary

• gossip — [[t]gɒ̱sɪp[/t]] gossips, gossiping, gossiped 1) N UNCOUNT: also a N Gossip is informal conversation, often about other people s private affairs. He spent the first hour talking gossip... There has been much gossip about the possible reasons for… …   English dictionary

• gossip — gossipingly, adv. /gos euhp/, n., v., gossiped or gossipped, gossiping or gossipping. 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 …   Universalium

• gossip — n. & v. n. 1 a easy or unconstrained talk or writing esp. about persons or social incidents. b idle talk; groundless rumour. 2 an informal chat, esp. about persons or social incidents. 3 a person who indulges in gossip. v.intr. (gossiped,… …   Useful english dictionary