dishing
Serving up gossip
Dishing is sharing gossip or juicy information, often with enthusiasm: She was dishing about the office drama.
The phrase dish it out means to deliver criticism or punishment freely, often paired with the observation that someone can dish it out but can't take it.
Dishing also describes serving food or creating a concave shape in a surface.
Large flat serving dish
- ladleDeep spoon for serving
- buffetSelf-service meal display
- cateringSupplying prepared meals professionally
- banquetFormal celebratory meal
tray · portion · course · tableware · hospitality · presentation · guests · hostess
platter
Large flat serving dish
- ladleDeep spoon for serving
- buffetSelf-service meal display
- cateringSupplying prepared meals professionally
banquet · tray · portion · course · tableware · hospitality · presentation · guests · hostess · waitstaff
rumor
Unconfirmed circulating story
spill · scoop · juicy · secrets · hearsay · buzz · tittle-tattle · chatter · backbiting · innuendo
insults
Disparaging remarks
- putdownsDisparaging comments
- slanderSpoken false defamation
- defamationFalse statements harming reputation
slur · malice · abuse · roasting · slamming · trashing · bashing · mocking · ridicule · zingers
- basketballbasketball, rebound, dunk, basketball camps, dribble
- gossiprumor, rumors, gossip, hearsay, whisper
- metalworkblacksmithing, gilding, silversmithing, enamel, metal crafts
- metalworkingwelding, casting, forging, smithing, smelting
- chip defectsdefects, dislocations, dislocation, voids, cracks
- wheelwrightingwheelwright, spoke, hub, rim, nave
dishingkeeping secrets
concealing · withholding · hushing up · suppressing · hiding
dishingcollecting
Gathering items over time
gathering · clearing · taking back · hoarding · receiving
- dishing outDistributing in portions
- dishing upPortioning food onto plates
dish, dishes, dished, petri dish, dishwasher, dishcloth, dishy, dishwater, satellite dish