gossip
noun
idle talk or rumor, especially about the personal or private affairs of others.
have gossipped
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present perfectof gossip.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Had I driven in from Charleville alone I might have gossipped with all the idlers of the village, but now that I am walking with a "Boycotted" person I seem to have become invisible.
From Disturbed Ireland Being the Letters Written During the Winter of 1880-81. by Bernard H. Becker
If I succeed in my object I shall consider that I have gossipped to some purpose.
From Flowers and Flower-Gardens With an Appendix of Practical Instructions and Useful Information Respecting the Anglo-Indian Flower-Garden by David Lester Richardson
"Thou tellest him now dead," said Geirmund, "with whom we have gossipped this morning."
From The story of Burnt Njal From the Icelandic of the Njals Saga by George Webbe Dasent
