gossiping

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From the verb gossip: (⇒ conjugate)
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
gossiping n (informal talk about others) (coloquial)chismorreo nm
  (ES: coloquial)cotilleo nm
 Gossiping and making tea take up most of my new co-worker's day.
gossiping n (malicious talk about others) (coloquial)chismorreo nm
  (ES: coloquial)cotilleo nm
 Mark's gossiping about his colleagues has made him unpopular in the office.
gossiping adj (engaged in informal talk)chismoso/a adj
  (ES: coloquial)cotilla adj mf
 At the bus stop was a huddle of gossiping elderly women.
gossiping adj (talking maliciously)chismoso/a adj
  (ES: coloquial)cotilla adj mf
 Lily's gossiping classmates fell silent when she entered the room.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
gossip n (informal talk about others) (coloquial)chismorreo nm
  (ES: coloquial)cotilleo nm
 They spend more time on gossip than on work.
 Dedican más tiempo al chismorreo que al trabajo.
gossip n (rumor)chisme nm
  (ES: coloquial)cotilleo, salseo nm
 Don't believe all the gossip that you hear.
 No te creas todos los chismes que escuchas.
gossip n countable (informal conversation about others)chisme nm
  cotorreo nm
  (ES: coloquial)cotilleo nm
 The two sisters get together every Friday for a cup of tea and a gossip.
 Las dos hermanas se reúnen cada viernes para tomarse un té y contarse chismes.
gossip,
gossiper,
gossipper
n
([sb] who gossips)chismoso, chismosa nm, nf
  (ES: coloquial)cotilla n común
 She was a dreadful gossip.
 Era una chismosa terrible.
gossip vi (talk maliciously about people)chismear, chismorrear vi
  (ES: coloquial)cotillear vi
  (AmC, CO, MX)chismosear vi
  (AR, PY, UY)chusmear vi
 I don't like people who gossip.
 No me gustan las personas que chismean.
gossip about [sb] vi + prep (talk maliciously about people)chismear sobre, chismorrear sobre vi + prep
  (ES)cotillear sobre vi + prep
  (AmC, CO, MX)chismosear sobre vi + prep
  (AR, PY, UY)chusmear sobre vi + prep
 They were gossiping about the family downstairs.
 Estaban chismeando sobre la familia de abajo.
gossip vi (talk informally)charlar vi
  conversar vi
 The elderly ladies liked to gather on the street corner to gossip.
 A las ancianas les gustaba juntarse en la esquina para charlar.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Compound Forms:
gossip | gossiping
InglésEspañol
gossip column n (newspaper: celebrity news article) (periódico, revista)columna de chismes nf + loc adj
 Sheila writes a gossip column for a tabloid newspaper.
 Los detalles de la vida extra matrimonial de Tiger Woods llenaron la columna de chismes la semana pasada.
gossip columnist n (journalist: writes about celebrities)cronista de sociedad n común + loc adj
gossip magazine,
tabloid magazine,
tabloid
n
(magazine telling scandalous stories)revista amarillista nf + adj mf
  revista de chismes nf + loc adj
idle gossip n (unfounded speculation)chismorreos, chismes nmpl
  cotilleos nmpl
  (coloquial)cotorreo nm
 I've heard it said that their marriage is in trouble, but I think that's just idle gossip.
 Escuché decir que su matrimonio está teniendo problemas, pero creo que son sólo chismorreos.
idle gossip n (chitchat, discussion of trivia)cháchara nf
  hablar de nimiedades loc verb
  (AR, coloquial)hablar boludeces loc verb
item of gossip n (rumour)chisme nm
 I heard an interesting item of gossip while I was in the post office this morning.
 Esta oración no es una traducción de la original. Sobre ella me contaron un chisme muy jugoso.
malicious gossip n (unkind rumours)chismes insidiosos nmpl
 Whatever you've heard about my sex life is just malicious gossip.
 Cualquier cosa que te hayan dicho sobre mi vida sexual no son más que chismes insidiosos.
rumormonger,
gossipmonger (US),
rumour-monger,
gossip-monger (UK)
n
informal (person who spreads gossip)chismoso, chismosa nm, nf
  correveidile n común
  buchón, buchona nm, nf
 Don't listen to all those rumour-mongers in the canteen.
 No escuches a todos esos chismosos en la cantina.
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