gossipy

gos·sip

 (gŏs′əp)
n.
1. Rumor or talk of a personal, sensational, or intimate nature.
2. A person who habitually spreads intimate or private rumors or facts.
3. Trivial, chatty talk or writing.
4. A close friend or companion.
5. Chiefly British A godparent.
intr.v. gos·siped, gos·sip·ing, gos·sips
To engage in or spread gossip: gossiped about the neighbors.

[Middle English godsib, gossip, godparent, from Old English godsibb : god, god; see god + sibb, kinsman; see s(w)e- in Indo-European roots.]

gos′sip·er n.
gos′sip·ry n.
gos′sip·y adj.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.gossipy - prone to friendly informal communication
communicatory, communicative - able or tending to communicate; "was a communicative person and quickly told all she knew"- W.M.Thackeray
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gossipy

adjective
Inclined to gossip:
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Translations
مُحب للقيل والقال
upovídaný
tratschsüchtig
pletykás
slúîurgjarn
dedikoducu
爱闲聊的

gossipy

[ˈgɒsɪpɪ] ADJde cotilleo, chismoso; [style] → familiar, anecdótico
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

gossipy

[ˈgɒsɪpi] adj
[book, account] → plein(e) de bavardages
[person] → cancanier/ière
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

gossipy

adj persongeschwätzig; book, letterim Plauderton geschrieben; the gossipy world of publishingdie klatschsüchtige Welt des Verlagswesens; a long gossipy phone callein langer Schwatz or Tratsch am Telefon (inf); gossipy stylePlauderton m
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

gossipy

[ˈgɒsɪpɪ] adj
a. (pej) → pettegolo/a
a gossipy letter → una lettera piena di pettegolezzi
b. (tone) → frivolo/a
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

gossip

(ˈgosip) noun
1. talk about other people's affairs, not always truthful. I never pay any attention to gossip.
2. a chat. She dropped in for a cup of coffee and a gossip.
3. a person who listens to and passes on gossip. She's a dreadful gossip.
verb
1. to pass on gossip.
2. to chat.
ˈgossipy adjective
fond of gossiping. gossipy neighbours.
gossip column
an article in a newspaper etc containing gossip about famous people.
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