gossiped
Shared juicy secrets
Gossiped is the past tense of gossip, meaning to talk casually about other people's private affairs, often sharing rumors or unverified information: They gossiped about the neighbors for hours.
The word carries a mildly negative connotation, suggesting idle or indiscreet talk.
Spoke informally together
- blabbedRevealed secrets carelessly
- tattledInformed on someone
- babbledSpoke rapidly, incoherently
- prattledTalked idly at length
nattered · yakked · gabbed · jabbered · talked · dished · spilled · shared
Unverified secondhand information
- speculationUnproven theorizing or risky investment
- innuendoOblique disparaging remark
- tittle-tattleTrivial, idle chatter
- unsubstantiatedWithout supporting evidence
allegation · conjecture · unconfirmed · scuttlebutt · grapevine · buzz · word-of-mouth · whisper
Spoke without full voice
- hushedReduced to silence
- confidentialMeant to stay secret
- conspiratorialSuggesting secret plotting
- furtiveSecretive and sly
clandestine · discreet · private · veiled · covert · surreptitious · sotto voce · hush-hush
Sensationalist newspaper format
- sensationalArousing intense excitement
- exposéInvestigative journalism piece
- improprietyUnsuitable or inappropriate behavior
- indiscretionUnwise act or remark
affair · controversy · disgrace · infamy · notoriety · sleaze · juicy · salacious
Spoken false defamation
- defamationFalse statements harming reputation
- libelPrinted defamation
- backbitingSpiteful talk about others
- mudslingingMalicious personal attacks
smearing · badmouthing · disparaging · vilifying · trash-talking · character assassination · scandalmonger · maligning
chatted
Spoke informally together
prattled · nattered · yakked · gabbed · jabbered · talked · dished · spilled · shared · told
hearsay
Unverified secondhand information
- speculationUnproven theorizing or risky investment
- innuendoOblique disparaging remark
- tittle-tattleTrivial, idle chatter
unsubstantiated · allegation · conjecture · unconfirmed · scuttlebutt · grapevine · buzz · word-of-mouth · whisper · tale
whispered
Spoke without full voice
- hushedReduced to silence
- confidentialMeant to stay secret
- conspiratorialSuggesting secret plotting
furtive · clandestine · discreet · private · veiled · covert · surreptitious · sotto voce · hush-hush · on the sly
tabloid
Sensationalist newspaper format
- sensationalArousing intense excitement
- exposéInvestigative journalism piece
- improprietyUnsuitable or inappropriate behavior
indiscretion · affair · controversy · disgrace · infamy · notoriety · sleaze · juicy · salacious · dirt
slander
Spoken false defamation
- defamationFalse statements harming reputation
- libelPrinted defamation
- backbitingSpiteful talk about others
mudslinging · smearing · badmouthing · disparaging · vilifying · trash-talking · character assassination · scandalmonger · maligning · sniping
gossipedkept quiet
- gossip columnPublished celebrity chatter
- gossip magazinesPublications covering celebrity scandals
- office gossipWorkplace rumor sharing
- gossip columnistJournalist covering celebrity rumors
- gossip millInformal rumor circulation system
- workplace gossipInformal office chatter
gossip, gossiping, gossips, gossiper, gossipy, gossipers, gossipping