Collocations for gossip - noun
1. unkind talk about other people
… OF GOSSIP
bit,
piece,
tidbit (AmE),
titbit
(BrE)
I heard an interesting bit of gossip yesterday.
I heard an interesting bit of gossip yesterday.
VERB + gossip
spread
Someone has been spreading malicious gossip about me.
Someone has been spreading malicious gossip about me.
exchange,
swap
hear, listen to
You shouldn't listen to idle gossip.
hear, listen to
You shouldn't listen to idle gossip.
get
know
He knows all the juicy gossip.
know
He knows all the juicy gossip.
gossip + VERB
circulate,
go around,
go round
(esp. BrE)
A piece of silly gossip was going around the school.
A piece of silly gossip was going around the school.
2. conversation about other people
PREPOSITION
gossip about
We had a good gossip about the boss.
We had a good gossip about the boss.
gossip with
She's having a gossip with Maria. (BrE)
She's having a gossip with Maria. (BrE)