gossip
noun
idle talk or rumor, especially about the personal or private affairs of others.
has been gossiping
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present perfect progressiveof gossip (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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She informed me that nosy Frau Henkel has been gossiping untruths on our doorstep.
From "Salt to the Sea" by Ruta Sepetys
I am afraid there has been gossiping of some kind at the George.
From Howards End by E. M. (Edward Morgan) Forster
The inspector has been gossiping about us up here—and about that check of yours.
From A Certain Rich Man by William Allen White
I suppose Letty has been gossiping with her servants about me.
From Sir George Tressady — Volume I by Mrs. Humphry Ward
"I asked you who has been gossiping about me; not Grizzy?"
From The City of Numbered Days by Francis Lynde
