bruit vs gossip

bruit is not a noun while gossip is a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
bruit	No	No	Yes	No
gossip	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, gossip is a hypernym of bruit; that is, gossip is a word with a broader meaning than bruit:

bruit: tell or spread rumors
gossip: wag one's tongue; speak about others and reveal secrets or intimacies

Other hypernyms of bruit include dish the dirt.

bruit (noun)	gossip (noun)
	light informal conversation for social occasions
	a report (often malicious) about the behavior of other people
	a person given to gossiping and divulging personal information about others

bruit (verb)	gossip (verb)
tell or spread rumors	wag one's tongue; speak about others and reveal secrets or intimacies
	talk socially without exchanging too much information