- gossip
- 01. The young girls were all [gossiping] about which boys they liked at school.02. I would never tell Georgia anything personal because she is such a [gossip] that everyone would hear about it within a few days.03. You shouldn't talk to the secretary so much; the other people in the office are starting to [gossip] about the two of you.04. She was away from work for a year after the birth of her baby, so she often phoned the office to hear the latest [gossip] about what was happening there.05. When Sophie stayed overnight at Audrey's house, the two girls sat up [gossiping] until well after midnight.06. I don't like going to parties with my mom because all her friends are these [gossipy] old women that like to stick their noses into other people's business.07. A Hollywood [gossip] column has suggested the two stars of the movie are secretly having an affair.08. The girls in my class are always [gossiping] about who is going out with whom.09. You shouldn't listen to [gossip]. It's often not true.10. If you [gossip] about others when they are not around, they will [gossip] about you too.11. There is a lot of [gossip] floating around the school, but no one really knows why the teacher was fired.12. Earl Wilson once said that [gossip] is when you hear something you like about someone you don't.13. Will Rogers once noted that the only time people dislike [gossip] is when you [gossip] about them.14. There is a Chinese proverb which observes that there is [gossip] every day, but if no one listens anymore the [gossip] will die.15. A Lebanese proverb notes that he who [gossips] to you, [gossips] about you to others.
Grammatical examples in English. 2013.