speak vs gossip

gossip vs speak

speak is not a noun while gossip is a noun.

speak and gossip both are verbs.

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

As verbs, gossip is a hyponym of speak; that is, gossip is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than speak:

speak: exchange thoughts; talk with
gossip: wag one's tongue; speak about others and reveal secrets or intimacies

Other hyponyms of speak include carry on, continue, go on, proceed, discourse, dissertate, hold forth, pontificate, orate, talk down, spiel, dogmatise, dogmatize, cheek, level, talk turkey, monologuise, monologuize, soliloquise, soliloquize, converse, discourse, butterfly, chat up, coquet, coquette, dally, flirt, mash, philander, romance, dish the dirt, rap.

speak (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

speak (verb)	gossip (verb)
express in speech	wag one's tongue; speak about others and reveal secrets or intimacies
exchange thoughts; talk with	talk socially without exchanging too much information
use language
give a speech to
make a characteristic or natural sound

Difference between speak and gossip

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