gossip

Definitions

1. 1.A friend or comrade; a companion; a familiar and customary acquaintance. [Obs.] My noble gossips, ye have been too prodigal. Shak.
2. 2.One who runs house to house, tattling and telling news; an idle tattler. The common chat of gossips when they meet. Dryden.
3. 3.The tattle of a gossip; groundless rumor. Bubbles o'er like a city with gossip, scandal, and spite. Tennyson.
4. 4.To stand sponsor to. [Obs.] Shak.
5. 5.To make merry. [Obs.] Shak.
6. 6.To prate; to chat; to talk much. Shak.
7. 7.To run about and tattle; to tell idle tales.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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Definition-first questions whose answer is gossip.

• What is a friend or comrade; a companion; a familiar and customary acquaintance. [Obs.] My noble gossips, ye have been too prodigal. Shak called?
• What is one who runs house to house, tattling and telling news; an idle tattler. The common chat of gossips when they meet. Dryden called?
• What is the tattle of a gossip; groundless rumor. Bubbles o'er like a city with gossip, scandal, and spite. Tennyson called?
• What is to run about and tattle; to tell idle tales called?