The boy, upon seeing a butterfly, proceeded to run after it, provoking the anger of his mother, who had ordered him to stay quiet while she gossiped with the lady next door.
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Gossiped
Synonyms for "gossiped" (385 found)
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Verb(10 words)
Noun(33 words)
Strong matches (116)
caquetcaqueteriechamberfellowchatchatterchatterboxchewchew fatchitter-chatterchroniclechumclackclassmateclatterco fathercolleaguecomatecompanioncompanycompeer
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comradeconfrereconsociateconsortconversationconversecopartnercozecronycrycummerdish dirtditherdivulgedopeeavesdropperfellowfellow studentflibbertigibbetgabgabblegamgasgibbergibble-gabblegirl friendgo ongossip columnistgossipergossipinggossipmongergossipmongeringgossiprygrapevinegroundless rumorguffgupgushhaverhearsayhinthot airidle talkimply
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Noun(65 words)
informantjazzmacaronimalarkeymardlemeddlermootmouthmumblenewsmumbo jumbomutteringnarknatternoisenonsenseon ditpalaverpiffleprateprattle
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ratrigmarolerubbishrumorrumourerscandalscandalmongershitskimble-skamblesleazemongersnakesneaksoughsponsorstool pigeonstuffsupergrasstabbytaletalebearertalecarriertattletattletaletelltaletelltale tittidbittitiviltown criertwaddletwitwafflewasswhiff-whaffwhisperwhispererwhisperingwhistle-blowerwibblewordword on the streetword on the wireyackety-yakyapyarblesyatter
informationinquirerinquisitiveinquisitorinsinuateintimatejabberjawmake conversationmatemere talkmessmatemurmurnatternewsnewsmongernewsmongeringnewspapermannonsense talknosy parker
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old cronyon diton-ditpalpalaverpardpardnerpartnerpatterpaul prypeeping tompiece of gossipplayfellowplaymatepooppour forthpratepratingprattleprittle prattleprittle-prattlepryquerierqueristquestionerquidnuncrambleramble onrattlerattle onreel offreportreporterretail gossiproommaterubberneckrubberneckerrumblerumorrumormongerrun onscandalscandalmongerschoolfellowschoolmatescopophiliacshipmateside partnersidekicksievesightseersmall talksnoopsnooperspoutspout offstorysuggesttabbytaletalebearertalebearingtaletellertaletellingtalktalk awaytalk nonsensetalk ontalkee talkeetalkee-talkeetattletattlertattletaleteammatetell idle talestelltaletete-a-tetetittle tattletittle-tattletittle-tattlertwaddletwattletwittervisitvoyeurwafflewhisperwordworkfellowyackety yakyakyakkety-yakyentayokefellowyokemate
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Sample sentences
8 total sentences available.
How would you like it if I gossiped about your children?
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They gossiped for hours on end.
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The boys gossiped.
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