gossip
noun
idle talk or rumor, especially about the personal or private affairs of others.
am gossiping
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present progressiveof gossip (1st person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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"It might be just possible that Master Cilley will be passing by before long for a midmorning snack and here I am gossiping with you instead of getting on with my work."
From Mr. Wicker's Window by Lynd Ward
But I am gossiping, so, good night—and the gods be with your dreams!
From Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 5 With His Letters and Journals by Thomas Moore
But I am gossiping away with you, when my Asmodean career is ended, and it is time I went to bed.
From Recollections of Europe by James Fenimore Cooper
While I am gossiping as to the curiosities of the Anglais I must not forget a little collection of glass and silver in a cabinet in the passage of the entresol.
From The Gourmet's Guide to Europe by Lieut.-Col. (Nathaniel) Newnham-Davis
But, bless me, I am gossiping myself, when I came here on a very pressing occasion.
From Crying for the Light, Vol. 3 [of 3] or Fifty Years Ago by J. Ewing (James Ewing) Ritchie
