| Main Entry: |
talebearing |
| Part of Speech: |
noun |
| Definition: |
gossip |
Synonyms: |
account,
babble, back-fence talk, blather, blether,
buzz*,
calumny,
chatter, chitchat,
chronicle, clothesline,
conversation,
cry,
defamation, dirty laundry, dirty linen, dirty wash, earful, gossipry, grapevine, hearsay, idle talk,
injury, malicious talk, meddling,
news, prate,
prattle,
report,
rumor,
scandal, scuttlebutt,
slander, small talk,
story,
tale,
talk, tattle, tittle-tattle, whispering campaign, wire,
word*
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* = informal/non-formal usage
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