as in talked
to relate sometimes questionable or secret information of a personal nature
a neighbor who loves to gossip with others about that couple's loud arguments
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Recent Examples of gossiped
Lilian liked Anna, who was on the school board, knew what was going on, and gossiped matter-of-factly with neither pettiness nor zeal.
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Yiyun Li, New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2026
The records have thousands of references to Trump, including emails in which Epstein and others shared news articles, commented on his policies, or gossiped about him and his family.
—Michael R. Sisak, Fortune, 1 Feb. 2026
Famous names show up in Epstein’s emails The records have thousands of references to Trump, including emails in which Epstein and others shared news articles about him, commented on his policies or politics, or gossiped about him and his family.
—Eric Tucker, Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 2026
Researchers found that both same-gender and different-gender couples gossiped for about 38 minutes a day individually and 29 minutes a day together.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 9 Aug. 2025
Yiyun Li, New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2026
The records have thousands of references to Trump, including emails in which Epstein and others shared news articles, commented on his policies, or gossiped about him and his family.
—Michael R. Sisak, Fortune, 1 Feb. 2026
Famous names show up in Epstein’s emails The records have thousands of references to Trump, including emails in which Epstein and others shared news articles about him, commented on his policies or politics, or gossiped about him and his family.
—Eric Tucker, Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 2026
Researchers found that both same-gender and different-gender couples gossiped for about 38 minutes a day individually and 29 minutes a day together.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 9 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gossiped
talked
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Na has talked publicly about expanding Hope into a multi-film franchise.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
18 Mar. 2026
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These conversations will dive into the creative processes and cultural impact behind the year’s most talked-about series.—
Emily Longeretta,
Variety,
18 Mar. 2026
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“Gossiped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gossiped. Accessed 20 Mar. 2026.
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