idle talk or rumor, esp. about the personal or private affairs of others

the endless gossip about Hollywood stars.

light, familiar talk or writing.

Also, gossiper, gossipper. a person given to tattling or idle talk.

Chiefly British Dialect . a godparent.

Archaic . a friend, esp. a woman.

to talk idly, esp. about the affairs of others; go about tattling.

Chiefly British Dialect . to stand godparent to.

Archaic . to repeat like a gossip.

noun

fact

noun

account , babble , back-fence talk , blather , blether , buzz * , calumny , chatter , chitchat * , chronicle , clothesline , conversation , cry , defamation , dirty laundry , dirty linen , dirty wash , earful , grapevine * , hearsay , idle talk , injury , malicious talk , meddling , news , prate , prattle , report , scandal , scuttlebutt * , slander , small talk * , story , tale , talk , whispering campaign * , wire * , rumors babbler , blabbermouth * , busybody , chatterbox , chatterer , circulator , flibbertigibbet , gossipmonger , informer , meddler , newsmonger , parrot * , prattler , rumormonger , scandalizer , scandalmonger , snoop * , talebearer , tattler , telltale , gossipry , rumor , talebearing , tattle , tittle-tattle , word , blab , gossiper , tabby , taleteller , tattletale , whisperer , blatherskite , frump , magpie , quidnunc , scuttlebutt , tale-bearer

verb

babble , bad-mouth * , bend one’s ear , blab , blather , blether , chat , chatter , cut to pieces , cut up * , dish , hint , imply , insinuate , intimate , jaw * , prate , prattle , rattle on , repeat , report , rumor , schmoose , spill the beans * , spread * , suggest , talk , talk idly , tattle , tell secrets , tell tales , wiggle-waggle , noise , tittle-tattle , whisper , confabulate , dirt , hen , on-dit , schmooze , tale , talebearer