英语词汇“gossip”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

gossip

/ˈɡɒsɪp

noun [mass noun]

1Casual or unconstrained conversation or reports about other people, typically involving details which are not confirmed as true: he became the subject of much local gossip...

However, members of the public reading the caption would think it was true and that the gossip he reported was accurate.
It's still uncertain if the damaging gossip is true, but if it were, I would only respect Sharon that much more!
It all became as terrible as completely true gossip would be.

Synonyms

tittle-tattle, tattle, rumour(s), whispers, stories, tales, canards, titbits;

idle talk, scandal, hearsay;

malicious gossip, whispering campaign, smear campaign;

French bavardage, on dit;

German Kaffeeklatsch;

West Indian labrish, shu-shu

informal dirt, buzz, mud-slinging

British informal goss

North American informal scuttlebutt

South African informal skinder

rare bruit

1.1 [count noun] A conversation about other people; an instance of gossiping: she just comes round here for a gossip...

Radcliffe had always enjoyed a good gossip about the latest rumours on the circuit and was quite happy to share them with writers who had followed her since she was a teenager.
Yeah, here comes the annoying whispers and gossips.
She appears here as a more amiable figure, fond of a good gossip, and with an endless fund of stories.

Synonyms

chat, talk, conversation, chatter, heart-to-heart, tête-à-tête, powwow, blether, blather;

conference, discussion, dialogue, exchange;

Indian adda

informal chit-chat, jaw, gas, confab, goss

British informal natter, chinwag, rabbit

Scottish & Northern English informal crack

North American informal rap, bull session, gabfest

Australian/New Zealand informal mag, yarn

rare confabulation, colloquy

1.2 [count noun] chiefly derogatory A person who likes talking about other people’s private lives.He was, incongruously, an incurable gossip, careful to label rumour for what it was, but fascinated by it…...

The first gossips were Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John.
The government encourages village snoops and urban gossips to volunteer their infinite time and darkest thoughts as a way of keeping the rest of us in line.

Synonyms

scandalmonger, gossipmonger, tattler, tittle-tattler, busybody, muckraker

informal bad-mouth, bad-mouther

rare quidnunc, calumniator

verb (gossips, gossiping, gossiped) [no object]

Engage in gossip: they would start gossiping about her as soon as she left...

After the show we all sat in the bar and chatted and gossiped.
They would have no one to cook for them, no one to clean, and no one to drive the buggy about town while they chatted and gossiped with their friends.
The girls all gossiped and chatted, laughing really hard when Noah came to the door, and leaned on the frame.

Synonyms

spread rumours, spread gossip, circulate rumours, spread stories, tittle-tattle, tattle, talk, whisper, tell tales, muckrake

informal dish the dirt

South African informal skinder

literary bruit something abroad/about

chat, talk, converse, speak to each other, discuss things, have a talk, have a chat, have a tête-à-tête, have a conversation, engage in conversation

informal gas, have a confab, chew the fat/rag, jaw, rap, yak, yap

British informal natter, have a chinwag, chinwag

North American informal shoot the breeze, shoot the bull, visit

Australian/New Zealand informal mag

formal confabulate

Derivatives

gossiper

/ˈɡɒsɪpə

/ noun ...

All the gaps I've been discussing are the sorts of things that bedevil, perhaps inspire, all biographers, indeed all gossipers.
The conversations of these people though, mostly gossipers, was not very interesting as it was considered to me ‘old news’.
Heading back towards the idle gossipers, he interrupted their conversation.

Origin

Late Old English godsibb, 'godfather, godmother, baptismal sponsor', literally 'a person related to one in God', from god 'God' + sibb 'a relative' (see sib). In Middle English the sense was 'a close friend, a person with whom one gossips', hence 'a person who gossips', later (early 19th century) 'idle talk' (from the verb, which dates from the early 17th century).

In Old English godsibb or gossip was the word for a godparent. It literally meant ‘a person related to one in God’ and came from god ‘God’ and sibb ‘a relative’, the latter word found in sibling (Old English). Gossip came to be applied to a close friend, especially a female friend invited to be present at a birth. From this developed the idea of a person who enjoys indulging in idle talk, and by the 19th century idle talk or tittle-tattle itself.

单词	gossip
释义	gossip /ˈɡɒsɪp / noun [mass noun] 1Casual or unconstrained conversation or reports about other people, typically involving details which are not confirmed as true: he became the subject of much local gossip... However, members of the public reading the caption would think it was true and that the gossip he reported was accurate. It's still uncertain if the damaging gossip is true, but if it were, I would only respect Sharon that much more! It all became as terrible as completely true gossip would be. Synonyms tittle-tattle, tattle, rumour(s), whispers, stories, tales, canards, titbits; idle talk, scandal, hearsay; malicious gossip, whispering campaign, smear campaign; French bavardage, on dit; German Kaffeeklatsch; West Indian labrish, shu-shu informal dirt, buzz, mud-slinging British informal goss North American informal scuttlebutt South African informal skinder rare bruit 1.1 [count noun] A conversation about other people; an instance of gossiping: she just comes round here for a gossip... Radcliffe had always enjoyed a good gossip about the latest rumours on the circuit and was quite happy to share them with writers who had followed her since she was a teenager. Yeah, here comes the annoying whispers and gossips. She appears here as a more amiable figure, fond of a good gossip, and with an endless fund of stories. Synonyms chat, talk, conversation, chatter, heart-to-heart, tête-à-tête, powwow, blether, blather; conference, discussion, dialogue, exchange; Indian adda informal chit-chat, jaw, gas, confab, goss British informal natter, chinwag, rabbit Scottish & Northern English informal crack North American informal rap, bull session, gabfest Australian/New Zealand informal mag, yarn rare confabulation, colloquy 1.2 [count noun] chiefly derogatory A person who likes talking about other people’s private lives.He was, incongruously, an incurable gossip, careful to label rumour for what it was, but fascinated by it…... The first gossips were Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. The government encourages village snoops and urban gossips to volunteer their infinite time and darkest thoughts as a way of keeping the rest of us in line. Synonyms scandalmonger, gossipmonger, tattler, tittle-tattler, busybody, muckraker informal bad-mouth, bad-mouther rare quidnunc, calumniator verb (gossips, gossiping, gossiped) [no object] Engage in gossip: they would start gossiping about* her as soon as she left... After the show we all sat in the bar and chatted and gossiped. They would have no one to cook for them, no one to clean, and no one to drive the buggy about town while they chatted and gossiped with their friends. The girls all gossiped and chatted, laughing really hard when Noah came to the door, and leaned on the frame. Synonyms spread rumours, spread gossip, circulate rumours, spread stories, tittle-tattle, tattle, talk, whisper, tell tales, muckrake informal* dish the dirt South African informal skinder literary bruit something abroad/about chat, talk, converse, speak to each other, discuss things, have a talk, have a chat, have a tête-à-tête, have a conversation, engage in conversation informal gas, have a confab, chew the fat/rag, jaw, rap, yak, yap British informal natter, have a chinwag, chinwag North American informal shoot the breeze, shoot the bull, visit Australian/New Zealand informal mag formal confabulate Derivatives gossiper /ˈɡɒsɪpə / noun ... All the gaps I've been discussing are the sorts of things that bedevil, perhaps inspire, all biographers, indeed all gossipers. The conversations of these people though, mostly gossipers, was not very interesting as it was considered to me ‘old news’. Heading back towards the idle gossipers, he interrupted their conversation. Origin Late Old English godsibb, 'godfather, godmother, baptismal sponsor', literally 'a person related to one in God', from god 'God' + sibb 'a relative' (see sib). In Middle English the sense was 'a close friend, a person with whom one gossips', hence 'a person who gossips', later (early 19th century) 'idle talk' (from the verb, which dates from the early 17th century). In Old English godsibb or gossip was the word for a godparent. It literally meant ‘a person related to one in God’ and came from god ‘God’ and sibb ‘a relative’, the latter word found in sibling (Old English). Gossip came to be applied to a close friend, especially a female friend invited to be present at a birth. From this developed the idea of a person who enjoys indulging in idle talk, and by the 19th century idle talk or tittle-tattle itself.
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