Synonyms of gossiping

gossiping

verb

present participle of gossip

as in talking

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• talking
• tattling
• blabbing
• dishing
• telling
• wagging
• spilling the beans
• circulating
• disclosing
• revealing
• divulging
• implying
• confiding
• hinting
• blabbering
• rumoring
• intimating
• snitching
• spilling
• informing
• reporting
• suggesting
• insinuating
• babbling
• squealing
• tipping (off)
• letting on
• bandying (about)
• noising (about or abroad)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• shutting up
• clamming up

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of gossiping

There is no one in the dining hall except for a table of cleaning staff, sitting and gossiping. — Aube Rey Lescure, Longreads, 29 Oct. 2026

The two women start to hang out again like college pals, gossiping and hip-hip dancing and — always – splitting a bottle of white wine. — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026

Hollywood is gossiping that her current paramour Scooter Braun looks like her past fiancé — Jonathan Davino. — Richard Johnson, New York Daily News, 9 Aug. 2026

The last time the men did a show together was July 26, gossiping about everyone from Ariana Grande to Giulana Rancic. — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 6 Aug. 2026

Their classmates had spent weeks gossiping and crying over who was hanging out with who, who might keep seeing each other once the term was over. — ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026

But instead of gossiping about who’s dating whom, collaborators batted around their pasts and infused the darkly comedic anthology series with themes of samsara and the Jungian Shadow. — Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2026

GiGi had been on the phone for the past hour, the receiver tucked between her head and her left shoulder, a Prince album playing loudly so Syl couldn’t hear her gossiping. — Literary Hub, 18 June 2026

Others reported witnessing judgmental comments, gossiping, staff intentionally violating patient privacy, staff wanting to punish the patients for their actions and denial of pain management during labor. — Karli Swenson, The Conversation, 11 June 2026