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
One student was determined to get high-fives from a reporter, and students gossiped about gaining fame in the local paper.
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Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026
Lilian liked Anna, who was on the school board, knew what was going on, and gossiped matter-of-factly with neither pettiness nor zeal.
—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
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
During their interview, Turbulence and Burrita shared stories, gossiped and threw shade at Mexican actors, newscasters and performers.
—Francisco Tijerina, The Conversation, 24 July 2025
Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026
Lilian liked Anna, who was on the school board, knew what was going on, and gossiped matter-of-factly with neither pettiness nor zeal.
—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
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
During their interview, Turbulence and Burrita shared stories, gossiped and threw shade at Mexican actors, newscasters and performers.
—Francisco Tijerina, The Conversation, 24 July 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gossiped
talked
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Then Stu discovered that Brian had talked Eric Easton into paying him five pounds more a week as the leader of the band.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 Apr. 2026
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In their joint cover of Vogue's May 2026 issue, Streep and Wintour talked to Greta Gerwig about the differences between The Devil Wears Prada and its follow-up.—
Jack Smart,
PEOPLE,
21 Apr. 2026
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“Gossiped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gossiped. Accessed 29 Apr. 2026.
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