gossip
noun
idle talk or rumor, especially about the personal or private affairs of others.
has been gossipping
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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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"Why, my dear child, who has been gossipping to you about your neighbors?"
From Trial and Triumph by Frances Ellen Watkins Harper
