Home › Words › C › chelpchelpchelp means to gossip, particularly in a forthright manner.EtymologyProbably of imitative origin; perhaps from ch(irp) + (y)elp.verbTo gossip, particularly in a forthright manner.e.g.“He's not here so we are chelping in the staffroom and ignoring the to-do list on the board.”To speak rudely or out of turn.e.g.“The teacher got angry at all her chelping.”Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.clep 77% match — To chatter, gossip, tell tales. vs chelp →cank 68% match — Gossip, chatter. vs chelp →tattle 66% match — To chatter; to gossip. vs chelp →clishmaclaver 65% match — Gossip; silly chatter. vs chelp →mardle 65% match — A chat or gossip. vs chelp →chinwag 65% match — An informal conversation, usually about everyday matters; a chat, a gossip. vs chelp →chinfest 64% match — A session of chat or gossip; a chinwag. vs chelp →clatfart 63% match — Gossip. vs chelp →