Word Type

Noun

Verb

Proper Noun

The word "gossip" can be used as noun, verb and proper noun.

Word Relationships

Typical Location

water cooler

Capable Of

share secret spread rumor spread rumors talking about neighbors

Causes Desire

hear news

Dbpedia Genre

instant messaging

Derived Terms

cybergossip gossip mill gossip mirror gossip-prone gossipee gossiper gossipfest gossipful gossiphood gossipish gossipless gossiplike gossiply gossipred gossipy

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

account chat communicator confab confabulation converse discourse report schmoose schmooze speak talk

Type Of (IsA)

communicator report software

Not Has Property

one of seven deadly sins

Part Of

evolutionary hard wiring problem

Related Terms

gossiper prattle rat out word has it

Related Terms

acquaintance chatter familiar friend godfather godmother idly personal prattle private sponsor spread talk

Synonym Network

blab chew fat chitchat dish dirt scuttlebutt

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.