| Example in Dutch | Translation in English |
|---|---|
| Kijk, ik wil haar niet uit vragen zodat ze me afwijst en over me gaat rodelen. | Look, I just don't want to ask her out and have her reject me or, worse, gossip about me. |
| Language | Verb(s) | Language | Verb(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Catalan | xafardejar,xafarotejar | English | gossip |
| Esperanto | babilaĉi, klaĉi | Estonian | klatšima, lõksutama |
| Finnish | juoruilla, juoruta | French | cancaner |
| German | tratschen | Greek | κουτσομπολεύω, κουτσουλίζω, κουφαίνω, κουφοβράζω, κοφινιάζω, κοχλάζω, κοψομεσιάζω, κοψοχολιάζω, κρατικοποιούμαι, σπερμολογώ, σπιθίζω, σπινθηρίζω, σπιρουνιάζω, σπιρουνίζω, σπλαχνίζομαι, σπληνιάζω, σποριάζω |
| Icelandic | slúðra | Indonesian | bergunjing |
| Italian | cianciare, pettegolare, spettegolare | Latvian | aprunāt |
| Lithuanian | liežuvauti | Polish | plotkować, poplotkować |
| Portuguese | coscuvilhar, fofocar, mexericar | Russian | насплетничать, сплетничать |
| Spanish | argüendear, chismorrear, comadrear, cotillear | Swedish | skvallra, skvalpa |
| Thai | กระซุบกระซิบ, นินทา | Turkish | dedikodu yapmak |
| Vietnamese | mách lẻo |