gossipy
/ˈɡɒsɪpi/adjective
उच्चारण गॉसिपी
गपशप करने वाला, बातूनी, दूसरों की बातें करने वाला
Core word
- 1
informal, often disapproving
(of a person) enjoying talking about other people's private lives
गपशप करने वाला, बातूनी, दूसरों की बातें करने वाला
- Our gossipy neighbour knows everything that happens in the colony.
- She wrote a gossipy letter full of news about the neighbours.
- The gossipy aunt asked many questions about the wedding.
+ 2 more examples
- He is too gossipy to keep a secret.
- We have a gossipy neighbour who watches the street.
- 2
informal
(of a letter, an article or a conversation) full of news and stories about other people
गपशप भरा, चटपटी ख़बरों वाला
- a gossipy letter from her cousin
- a gossipy column in the Sunday paper
- The magazine's gossipy tone made it popular.
+ 2 more examples
- She read a gossipy email about her old school friends.
- The blog was full of gossipy stories about film stars.
Synonyms chatty newsy
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
gossipy + noun (attributive)
Gossipy before a noun describes a person who likes gossip, or a letter or article full of personal news.
Noun से पहले 'gossipy' उस व्यक्ति का वर्णन करता है जिसे गपशप पसंद है, या ऐसे पत्र/लेख का जो निजी खबरों से भरा हो।
- She is a gossipy neighbour.
- He wrote a long gossipy letter to his cousin.
be + gossipy
Gossipy also follows be when describing a person's nature or the tone of a text.
'Gossipy' be के बाद भी आता है, किसी के स्वभाव या लेख के लहजे को बताने के लिए।
- The column is light and gossipy.
gossipy about + topic
Use about for the topic of gossip: gossipy about her colleagues.
गपशप के विषय के लिए 'about' का प्रयोग होता है।
- Some people are very gossipy about other people's marriages.
more gossipy / the most gossipy
Compare with more and most because the word has three syllables: more gossipy, most gossipy.
तीन अक्षरों का शब्द होने से तुलना में more/most आता है।
- This is the most gossipy chapter of the memoir.
+Collocations 5
gossipy + noun
neighbourlettercolumntonechat
- The magazine's gossipy tone attracts many readers.
adverb + gossipy
ratherveryslightlynotoriouslyhopelessly
- The aunts were rather gossipy at the wedding.
gossipy + about
about neighboursabout colleaguesabout celebritiesabout relatives
- He is gossipy about his relatives.
gossipy + writing
biographydiaryblogmemoiremail
- The gossipy diary revealed much about the royal court.
gossipy + style
tonestylecolumnchattermanner
- The writer's gossipy style attracts casual readers.
लेखक की गपशप भरी शैली सामान्य पाठकों को आकर्षित करती है।
“More examples 6
- The gossipy shopkeeper told everyone about the bank robbery.
बातूनी दुकानदार ने बैंक डकैती के बारे में सबको बता दिया।
- Radhika found her aunt's emails long and gossipy.
राधिका को अपनी चाची के ईमेल लंबे और गपशप भरे लगे।
- It was a light, gossipy book about film stars.
यह फ़िल्मी सितारों के बारे में एक हल्की-फुल्की गपशप वाली किताब थी।
- We had a gossipy chat over tea and pakoras.
हमने चाय और पकौड़ों के साथ गपशप भरी बातचीत की।
- He is not gossipy; he never talks about other people.
वह गपशप करने वाला नहीं है; वह कभी दूसरों के बारे में बात नहीं करता।
- Our gossipy neighbour knows everything about the street.
हमारी बातूनी पड़ोसन को पूरी गली के बारे में सब कुछ पता है।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ She is very gossip.
✓ She is very gossipy.
After very use the adjective gossipy, not the noun gossip.
'Very' के बाद adjective 'gossipy' आता है, noun 'gossip' नहीं।
✗ He is more gossipier than his brother.
✓ He is more gossipy than his brother.
Use either gossipier or more gossipy, not both.
'Gossipier' या 'more gossipy' में से एक ही प्रयोग करें, दोनों नहीं।