gossip

v. talk about the private affairs of others, spread rumors

n. one who gossips, one who spreads rumors; rumors, idle talk about the private affairs of others

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Noun
1. light informal conversation for social occasions
(synonym) chitchat, small talk, gab, gabfest, tittle-tattle, chin-wag, chin-wagging, causerie
(hypernym) chat, confab, confabulation, schmooze, schmoose
(derivation) chew the fat, shoot the breeze, chat, confabulate, confab, chitchat, chatter, chaffer, natter, jaw, claver, visit
2. a report (often malicious) about the behavior of other people; "the divorce caused much gossip"
(synonym) comment, scuttlebutt
(hypernym) report, account
(hyponym) earful
(derivation) dish the dirt
3. a person given to gossiping and divulging personal information about others
(synonym) gossiper, gossipmonger, rumormonger, rumourmonger, newsmonger
(hypernym) communicator
(hyponym) cat
(derivation) dish the dirt

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Verb
1. wag one's tongue; speak about others and reveal secrets or intimacies; "She won't dish the dirt"
(synonym) dish the dirt
(hypernym) talk, speak
(hyponym) rumor, rumour, bruit
(derivation) gossiper, gossipmonger, rumormonger, rumourmonger, newsmonger
2. talk socially without exchanging too much information; "the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze"
(synonym) chew the fat, shoot the breeze, chat, confabulate, confab, chitchat, chatter, chaffer, natter, jaw, claver, visit
(hypernym) converse, discourse
(hyponym) shmooze, shmoose, schmooze, schmoose, jawbone
(derivation) chitchat, small talk, gab, gabfest, tittle-tattle, chin-wag, chin-wagging, causerie

n. idle talk about the private affairs of others, rumors, gossip

v. drbat

n. drby; drbání; drbna; klepna