MeanOF

gossip

- noun (n)

Meaning: talk about others rumor

Synonyms: account babble back-fence talk blather blether buzz calumny chatter chitchat chronicle clothesline conversation cry defamation dirty laundry dirty linen dirty wash earful grapevine hearsay idle talk injury malicious talk meddling news prate prattle report scandal scuttlebutt slander small talk story tale talk whispering campaign wire
Antonyms: fact
- noun (n)

Meaning: person who talks a lot, spreads rumors

Synonyms: babbler blabbermouth busybody chatterbox chatterer circulator flibbertigibbet gossipmonger informer meddler newsmonger parrot prattler rumormonger scandalizer scandalmonger snoop talebearer tattler telltale
- verb (v)

Meaning: talk about others spread rumors

Synonyms: babble bad-mouth bend one’s ear blab blather blether chat chatter cut to pieces cut up dish hint imply insinuate intimate jaw prate prattle rattle on repeat report rumor schmoose spill the beans spread suggest talk talk idly tattle tell secrets tell tales wiggle-waggle

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