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gossip verb. L16.
[from the noun.]
verb intrans. Act as a familiar acquaintance; take part (in a feast); make oneself at home. L16-M17.
verb trans. Be a sponsor to; give a name to. E17-E18.
verb intrans. Indulge in gossip; talk idly or lightly; write in a gossipy style. E17.
O. Manning He imagined they were gossiping about him.
verb trans. Tell or discuss like a gossip; communicate by gossip. E17.
gossiper noun a person who gossips M16.
gossiping noun (a) a meeting of gossips; orig. a christening-feast, or a meeting of friends at a birth; (b) the action of the verb; idle talking, tattling: M16.
gossipingly adverb in a gossiping manner E19.