Hypertext Webster Gateway: "gossiping"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Gossip \Gos"sip\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Gossiped}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Gossiping}.]
1. To make merry. [Obs.] --Shak.
2. To prate; to chat; to talk much. --Shak.
3. To run about and tattle; to tell idle tales.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
gossiping
n : a conversation that spreads personal information about other
people [syn: {gossipmongering}]
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