gossip
noun
idle talk or rumor, especially about the personal or private affairs of others.
is gossiping
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present progressiveof gossip (3rd 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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You can express interest in her well-being and affection for her personally without letting her know that one of her co-workers is gossiping about her mental health.
From Slate ● Sep. 24, 2018
Everyone is gossiping, talking agency talk, watching the underbrush for poisonous serpents.
From Time Magazine Archive
Now she is near—but the seat is empty, and the nurse is gossiping in the distance.
From The Idler Magazine, Volume III, April 1893 An Illustrated Monthly by Various
There is gossiping, and dancing, and the singing of songs, in which expression takes the place of air.
From Essays in the Study of Folk-Songs (1886) by Countess Evelyn Martinengo-Cesaresco
"What is gossiping, Aunt Hitty?" she asked in a timid, awe-struck tone.
From A Spinner in the Sun by Myrtle Reed
