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Grammar : Verb
Spell : gos-uhp
Phonetic Transcription : ˈgɒs əp



Definition of gossiping

Origin :
  • Old English godsibb "sponsor, godparent," from God + sibb "relative" (see sibling). Extended in Middle English to "any familiar acquaintance" (mid-14c.), especially to woman friends invited to attend a birth, later to "anyone engaging in familiar or idle talk" (1560s). Sense extended 1811 to "trifling talk, groundless rumor." Similar formations in Old Norse guðsifja, Old Saxon guþziff.
  • verb talk about others; spread rumors
Example sentences :
  • I passed through the gossiping crowd with bread and water for my culprit.
  • Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 4 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
  • And you know, my dear, she may be dead while we're gossiping.
  • Extract from : « Nana, The Miller's Daughter, Captain Burle, Death of Olivier Becaille » by Emile Zola
  • And because we should be talked about in that gossiping boarding-house circle.
  • Extract from : « Victor's Triumph » by Mrs. E. D. E. N. Southworth
  • The examiner had given himself up to the spirit of gossiping idleness.
  • Extract from : « Some Reminiscences » by Joseph Conrad
  • Her companion notes the gossiping shades, but appears unconcerned.
  • Extract from : « Oswald Langdon » by Carson Jay Lee
  • Now she is near—but the seat is empty, and the nurse is gossiping in the distance.
  • Extract from : « The Idler Magazine, Volume III, April 1893 » by Various
  • Second, gossiping ladies with a swarm of their news-bearing hags.
  • Extract from : « The Sleeping Bard » by Ellis Wynne
  • There are gossiping women, decked in their caps and many-colored finery.
  • Extract from : « Rabbi and Priest » by Milton Goldsmith
  • Nurse Farmer, he supposed, who had been gossiping with Daphne.
  • Extract from : « Marriage la mode » by Mrs. Humphry Ward
  • You rail at our sex for gossiping, and growl when we can't or won't tell you anything.
  • Extract from : « Marion's Faith. » by Charles King

Synonyms for gossiping

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