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Meanings of gossip in English
Light informal conversation for social occasions.
Catalan
tafaner A person given to gossiping and divulging personal information about others.
Synonyms
Examples for "newsmonger"
Examples for "newsmonger"
1
She furnishes a capital illustration of the eager, persistent newsmonger.
2
She would give all those diamonds to have Giovanni Saracinesca instead of that newsmonger fellow.
3
Sealed with butter Ð a reference to the musical publications printed by the newsmonger Nathaniel Butter.
4
It is well to administer some sort of corrective to the information diffused by the neutral newsmonger:
5
She was a mischievous newsmonger, and was keenly wondering what the effect of her words would be.
1
If you don't, you might be earmarked as a gossiper, and nobody wants that.
2
I hear feet on the stairs, Poyntz bringing up some friendly gossiper; gossipers are spies.
3
I was being a martyr, avoider, and gossiper.
4
The gossiper abruptly stopped his tale.
5
The meal did not last long, for the aunt, who was a gossiper, was only serving delicatessen that evening.
1
I might have played the gossipmonger a bit too well.
2
Something juicy enough to discuss with her gossipmonger friends.
3
Threpe was an inveterate gossipmonger with a knack for tasteless innuendo, and I have always had a gift for a catchy tune.
4
Even if we set aside Juvenal and Suetonius as a rhetorician and a gossipmonger, that only makes the weight Tacitus has to sustain more overwhelming.
5
The Source: Random online gossipmongers Probability of Accuracy: Not even slightly true.
1
It wasn't long before even the most tenacious rumormonger grew weary and left.
2
Let's not be too distracted by a fear of rumormonger bots on the rampage or divisive ads purchased with Russian rubles.
3
By then, I'll have the contract finalized and who cares what the rumormongers say.
4
A treat for the gossips and rumormongers, certainly, but she doubted the scandal would grow teeth.
5
Immediately rumormongers began speculating that Narducci had been the Monster, who, overcome with remorse, had done away with himself.
1
The news, though it kept the rumourmongers in business, was not good for general morale.
Talk socially without exchanging too much information.
Usage of gossip in English
1
Lanelle gaped for a moment longer; then gossip won out over suspicion.
2
Still, there was bar talk and clerical gossip and talk among spouses.
3
I am long past the point of worrying about gossip and scandal.
4
She has listened to servants' gossip and taken it for the truth.
5
She never grew weary of hearing the latest political news or gossip.
6
Yeah, for about five minutes every day: local headlines, sports, celebrity gossip.
7
Popular Alpine snack in Viennese cafés with coffee gossip in the afternoon.
8
By the time Todd heard the gossip, Gordon had already taken off.
9
Social media has also become a very useful place to gather gossip.
10
Shun the spawn of the press on the gossip of the hour.
11
I want to help save the city, not run around carrying gossip.
12
When you want the very latest gossip on anything, ask a reporter.
13
Primarily gossip was harmless; to-day it is still harmless in some quarters.
14
In the age of discipline, watercooler gossip has taken a pious turn.
15
In the first place, there is no vice of necessity in gossip.
16
Where will you find the best parenting advice, gossip, information and friendship?
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Translations for gossip
Catalan
Gossip through the time
Gossip across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
Australia
Common
South Africa
Common
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