gossip
gos|sip /g'ɒsɪp/ (gossips gossiping gossiped)
1 [N-UNCOUNT] also a N
Gossip is informal conversation, often about other people's private affairs.
There has been much gossip about the possible reasons for his absence...
Don't you like a good gossip?
2 [V-RECIP] pl-n V, V with n, V (non-recip)
If you gossip with someone, you talk informally, especially about other people or local events. You can also say that two people gossip.
We spoke, debated, gossiped into the night...
Eva gossiped with Sarah...
Mrs Lilywhite never gossiped.
3 [N-COUNT]
If you describe someone as a gossip, you mean that they enjoy talking informally to people about the private affairs of others.
He was a vicious gossip.gos|sip col|umn (gossip columns)
[N-COUNT]
A gossip column is a part of a newspaper or magazine where the activities and private lives of famous people are discussed.
The jet-setting couple made frequent appearances in the gossip columns.
● gossip columnist [N-COUNT]
...a Hollywood gossip columnist.
1 [N-UNCOUNT] also a N
Gossip is informal conversation, often about other people's private affairs.
There has been much gossip about the possible reasons for his absence...
Don't you like a good gossip?
2 [V-RECIP] pl-n V, V with n, V (non-recip)
If you gossip with someone, you talk informally, especially about other people or local events. You can also say that two people gossip.
We spoke, debated, gossiped into the night...
Eva gossiped with Sarah...
Mrs Lilywhite never gossiped.
3 [N-COUNT]
If you describe someone as a gossip, you mean that they enjoy talking informally to people about the private affairs of others.
He was a vicious gossip.gos|sip col|umn (gossip columns)
[N-COUNT]
A gossip column is a part of a newspaper or magazine where the activities and private lives of famous people are discussed.
The jet-setting couple made frequent appearances in the gossip columns.
● gossip columnist [N-COUNT]
...a Hollywood gossip columnist.