Idle, often sensational and groundless talk about others

• scuttlebutt

  1. A cask on a ship used to hold the day's supply of drinking water.
  2. A drinking fountain on a ship.
  3. Gossip; rumor.

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  1. A cask on a ship used to hold the day's supply of drinking water.
  2. A drinking fountain on a ship.
  3. Gossip; rumor.

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• word

  1. A sound or a combination of sounds, or its representation in writing or printing, that symbolizes and communicates a meaning and may consist of a single morpheme or of a combination of morphemes.
  2. Something said; an utterance, remark, or comment:
  3. A command or direction; an order:

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  1. A sound or a combination of sounds, or its representation in writing or printing, that symbolizes and communicates a meaning and may consist of a single morpheme or of a combination of morphemes.
  2. Something said; an utterance, remark, or comment:
  3. A command or direction; an order:

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• tittle-tattle

  1. Petty gossip; trivial talk.
  2. To talk idly or foolishly; gossip.

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  1. Petty gossip; trivial talk.
  2. To talk idly or foolishly; gossip.

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• tattle

  1. To reveal the plans or activities of another, especially ones that are secret or improper:
  2. To chatter; prate.
  3. To reveal (something about someone) to another, as through gossiping.

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  1. To reveal the plans or activities of another, especially ones that are secret or improper:
  2. To chatter; prate.
  3. To reveal (something about someone) to another, as through gossiping.

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• talebearing

  1. Spreading gossip or rumor.

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  1. Spreading gossip or rumor.

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• rumor

  1. A piece of unverified information of uncertain origin usually spread by word of mouth.
  2. Unverified information received from another; hearsay.
  3. To spread or tell by rumor.

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  1. A piece of unverified information of uncertain origin usually spread by word of mouth.
  2. Unverified information received from another; hearsay.
  3. To spread or tell by rumor.

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• report

  1. A formal account of the proceedings or transactions of a group:
  2. A spoken or written account of an event, usually presented in detail:
  3. Bound volumes containing the published court opinions in legal cases, intended to provide a reference for precedents in subsequent cases.

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  1. A formal account of the proceedings or transactions of a group:
  2. A spoken or written account of an event, usually presented in detail:
  3. Bound volumes containing the published court opinions in legal cases, intended to provide a reference for precedents in subsequent cases.

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• hearsay

  1. Unverified information heard or received from another; rumor.
  2. Evidence that is not within the personal knowledge of a witness, such as testimony regarding statements made by someone other than the witness, and that therefore may be inadmissible to establish the truth of a particular contention because the accuracy of the evidence cannot be verified through cross-examination.

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  1. Unverified information heard or received from another; rumor.
  2. Evidence that is not within the personal knowledge of a witness, such as testimony regarding statements made by someone other than the witness, and that therefore may be inadmissible to establish the truth of a particular contention because the accuracy of the evidence cannot be verified through cross-examination.

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• gossipry

  1. Spiritual relationship or affinity; gossiprede; special intimacy.
  2. Idle talk; gossip.
  3. Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster's Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.

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  1. Spiritual relationship or affinity; gossiprede; special intimacy.
  2. Idle talk; gossip.
  3. Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster's Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.

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A person habitually engaged in idle talk about others

• yenta

  1. A person, especially a woman, who is considered to be meddlesome or gossipy.

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  1. A person, especially a woman, who is considered to be meddlesome or gossipy.

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• whisperer

  1. a person or thing that whispers
  2. a person, esp. a trainer, regarded as having a special rapport with (a specified type of animal)

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  1. a person or thing that whispers
  2. a person, esp. a trainer, regarded as having a special rapport with (a specified type of animal)

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• telltale

  1. One who informs on another; a talebearer.
  2. Something that indicates or reveals information; a sign.
  3. A time clock.

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  1. One who informs on another; a talebearer.
  2. Something that indicates or reveals information; a sign.
  3. A time clock.

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• tattletale

  1. One who tattles on others; an informer or talebearer.
  2. Revealing; telltale.

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  1. One who tattles on others; an informer or talebearer.
  2. Revealing; telltale.

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• tattler

  1. One who tattles.
  2. Either of two shorebirds of the genus Tringa found in Asia, Australia, and western North America, especially T. incana, noted for its loud cry.

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  1. One who tattles.
  2. Either of two shorebirds of the genus Tringa found in Asia, Australia, and western North America, especially T. incana, noted for its loud cry.

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• tattle

  1. To reveal the plans or activities of another, especially ones that are secret or improper:
  2. To chatter; prate.
  3. To reveal (something about someone) to another, as through gossiping.

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  1. To reveal the plans or activities of another, especially ones that are secret or improper:
  2. To chatter; prate.
  3. To reveal (something about someone) to another, as through gossiping.

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• taleteller

  1. One who tells stories; a storyteller.
  2. A talebearer; a tattletale.

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  1. One who tells stories; a storyteller.
  2. A talebearer; a tattletale.

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• talebearer

  1. One who spreads malicious stories or gossip.

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  1. One who spreads malicious stories or gossip.

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• tabby

  1. A rich watered silk.
  2. A fabric of plain weave.
  3. A domestic cat with a coat that has stripes or swirls of darker fur on a lighter background.

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  1. A rich watered silk.
  2. A fabric of plain weave.
  3. A domestic cat with a coat that has stripes or swirls of darker fur on a lighter background.

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• scandalmonger

  1. One who spreads malicious gossip.

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  1. One who spreads malicious gossip.

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• rumormonger

  1. One who spreads rumors.
  2. To engage in the spreading of rumors.

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  1. One who spreads rumors.
  2. To engage in the spreading of rumors.

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• newsmonger

  1. One who spreads news, especially a gossip.

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  1. One who spreads news, especially a gossip.

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• gossipmonger

  1. One who gossips.

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  1. One who gossips.

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• gossiper

  1. A person who gossips.

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  1. A person who gossips.

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• blab

  1. To reveal (secret matters), especially through indiscreet or unreserved talk.
  2. To reveal secret matters indiscreetly.
  3. To chatter thoughtlessly or indiscreetly.

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  1. To reveal (secret matters), especially through indiscreet or unreserved talk.
  2. To reveal secret matters indiscreetly.
  3. To chatter thoughtlessly or indiscreetly.

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To engage in or spread gossip

• whisper

  1. Soft speech produced without using the full voice.
  2. Something uttered very softly:
  3. A secretly or surreptitiously expressed belief, rumor, or hint:

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  1. Soft speech produced without using the full voice.
  2. Something uttered very softly:
  3. A secretly or surreptitiously expressed belief, rumor, or hint:

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• tittle-tattle

  1. Petty gossip; trivial talk.
  2. To talk idly or foolishly; gossip.

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  1. Petty gossip; trivial talk.
  2. To talk idly or foolishly; gossip.

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• tattle

  1. To reveal the plans or activities of another, especially ones that are secret or improper:
  2. To chatter; prate.
  3. To reveal (something about someone) to another, as through gossiping.

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  1. To reveal the plans or activities of another, especially ones that are secret or improper:
  2. To chatter; prate.
  3. To reveal (something about someone) to another, as through gossiping.

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• talk

  1. To exchange thoughts or opinions in spoken or sign language; converse:
  2. To utter or pronounce words:
  3. To imitate the sounds of human speech:

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  1. To exchange thoughts or opinions in spoken or sign language; converse:
  2. To utter or pronounce words:
  3. To imitate the sounds of human speech:

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• rumor

  1. A piece of unverified information of uncertain origin usually spread by word of mouth.
  2. Unverified information received from another; hearsay.
  3. To spread or tell by rumor.

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  1. A piece of unverified information of uncertain origin usually spread by word of mouth.
  2. Unverified information received from another; hearsay.
  3. To spread or tell by rumor.

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• noise

  1. Sound or a sound that is loud, unpleasant, unexpected, or undesired.
  2. Sound or a sound of any kind:
  3. A loud outcry or commotion:

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  1. Sound or a sound that is loud, unpleasant, unexpected, or undesired.
  2. Sound or a sound of any kind:
  3. A loud outcry or commotion:

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• blab

  1. To reveal (secret matters), especially through indiscreet or unreserved talk.
  2. To reveal secret matters indiscreetly.
  3. To chatter thoughtlessly or indiscreetly.

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  1. To reveal (secret matters), especially through indiscreet or unreserved talk.
  2. To reveal secret matters indiscreetly.
  3. To chatter thoughtlessly or indiscreetly.

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Local, petty talk

• grapevine telegraph

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• grapevine

  1. A vine on which grapes grow.
  2. The informal transmission of information, gossip, or rumor from person to person:

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  1. A vine on which grapes grow.
  2. The informal transmission of information, gossip, or rumor from person to person:

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• blackening

  1. Present participle of blacken.
  2. The act of turning black in colour; a black stain or mark.

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  1. Present participle of blacken.
  2. The act of turning black in colour; a black stain or mark.

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• injury

  1. Damage or harm done to or suffered by a person or thing:
  2. A particular form of hurt, damage, or loss:
  3. Violation of the rights of another party for which legal redress is available.

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  1. Damage or harm done to or suffered by a person or thing:
  2. A particular form of hurt, damage, or loss:
  3. Violation of the rights of another party for which legal redress is available.

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• defamation

  1. The act of defaming; calumny, slander, or libel.

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  1. The act of defaming; calumny, slander, or libel.

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• calumny

  1. A false statement maliciously made to injure another's reputation.
  2. The utterance of maliciously false statements; slander.

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  1. A false statement maliciously made to injure another's reputation.
  2. The utterance of maliciously false statements; slander.

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• slander

  1. Oral communication of false and malicious statements that damage the reputation of another.
  2. A false and malicious statement or report about someone.
  3. To utter a slander about.

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  1. Oral communication of false and malicious statements that damage the reputation of another.
  2. A false and malicious statement or report about someone.
  3. To utter a slander about.

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• news

  1. Information about recent events or happenings, especially as reported by means of newspapers, websites, radio, television, and other forms of media.
  2. A presentation of such information, as in a newspaper or on a newscast:
  3. New information of any kind:

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  1. Information about recent events or happenings, especially as reported by means of newspapers, websites, radio, television, and other forms of media.
  2. A presentation of such information, as in a newspaper or on a newscast:
  3. New information of any kind:

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• scandal

  1. A publicized incident that brings about disgrace or offends the moral sensibilities of society:
  2. A person, thing, or circumstance that causes or ought to cause disgrace or outrage:
  3. Damage to reputation or character caused by public disclosure of immoral or grossly improper behavior; disgrace.

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  1. A publicized incident that brings about disgrace or offends the moral sensibilities of society:
  2. A person, thing, or circumstance that causes or ought to cause disgrace or outrage:
  3. Damage to reputation or character caused by public disclosure of immoral or grossly improper behavior; disgrace.

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• rumor

  1. A piece of unverified information of uncertain origin usually spread by word of mouth.
  2. Unverified information received from another; hearsay.
  3. To spread or tell by rumor.

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  1. A piece of unverified information of uncertain origin usually spread by word of mouth.
  2. Unverified information received from another; hearsay.
  3. To spread or tell by rumor.

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• hearsay

  1. Unverified information heard or received from another; rumor.
  2. Evidence that is not within the personal knowledge of a witness, such as testimony regarding statements made by someone other than the witness, and that therefore may be inadmissible to establish the truth of a particular contention because the accuracy of the evidence cannot be verified through cross-examination.

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  1. Unverified information heard or received from another; rumor.
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• whispering gallery

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• malicious talk

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• small talk

  1. Casual or trivial conversation.

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  1. Casual or trivial conversation.

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• meddling

  1. That meddles.
  2. Action of the verb meddle.
  3. Present participle of meddle.

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  1. That meddles.
  2. Action of the verb meddle.
  3. Present participle of meddle.

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• chatter

  1. To talk rapidly, incessantly, and on trivial subjects; jabber.
  2. To utter a rapid series of short, inarticulate, speechlike sounds:
  3. To click quickly and repeatedly:

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  1. To talk rapidly, incessantly, and on trivial subjects; jabber.
  2. To utter a rapid series of short, inarticulate, speechlike sounds:
  3. To click quickly and repeatedly:

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• babble

  1. To utter a meaningless confusion of words or sounds:
  2. To talk foolishly or idly; chatter:
  3. To make a continuous low, murmuring sound, as flowing water.

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  1. To utter a meaningless confusion of words or sounds:
  2. To talk foolishly or idly; chatter:
  3. To make a continuous low, murmuring sound, as flowing water.

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One who indulges in petty talk

• gabbler

  1. One who gabbles, or prates loquaciously on a trifling subject.

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  1. One who gabbles, or prates loquaciously on a trifling subject.

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• mrs. grundy

  1. An extremely conventional or priggish person.

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  1. An extremely conventional or priggish person.

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• fuss-budget

  1. Alternative spelling of fussbudget.

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  1. Alternative spelling of fussbudget.

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• old hen

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• telltale

  1. One who informs on another; a talebearer.
  2. Something that indicates or reveals information; a sign.
  3. A time clock.

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  1. One who informs on another; a talebearer.
  2. Something that indicates or reveals information; a sign.
  3. A time clock.

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• blabbermouth

  1. One who talks indiscreetly or incessantly.

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  1. One who talks indiscreetly or incessantly.

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• sticky-beak

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• long-nose

  1. The needlefish, garfish.

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  1. The needlefish, garfish.

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• parrot

  1. Any of numerous primarily tropical and subtropical birds of the order Psittaciformes, characterized by a short hooked bill, brightly colored plumage, and, in some species, the ability to mimic human speech or other sounds.
  2. One who imitates the words or actions of another, especially without understanding them.
  3. To repeat or imitate, especially without understanding.

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  1. Any of numerous primarily tropical and subtropical birds of the order Psittaciformes, characterized by a short hooked bill, brightly colored plumage, and, in some species, the ability to mimic human speech or other sounds.
  2. One who imitates the words or actions of another, especially without understanding them.
  3. To repeat or imitate, especially without understanding.

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• blatherskite

  1. A babbling, foolish person.
  2. Blather.

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  1. A babbling, foolish person.
  2. Blather.

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• bigmouth

  1. A loudmouthed or gossipy person.
  2. Any of various fishes having unusually large mouths.

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  1. A loudmouthed or gossipy person.
  2. Any of various fishes having unusually large mouths.

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• babbler

  1. One that babbles:
  2. Any of numerous songbirds of the family Timaliidae, found mostly in tropical and subtropical Southeast Asian and African forests.

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  1. One that babbles:
  2. Any of numerous songbirds of the family Timaliidae, found mostly in tropical and subtropical Southeast Asian and African forests.

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• talkative person

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• chatterbox

  1. An extremely talkative person.

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  1. An extremely talkative person.

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• magpie

  1. Any of various birds of the family Corvidae having a long tail and black, blue, or green plumage with white markings, and noted for their chattering call, especially Pica hudsonia, of western North America, and P. pica, of Eurasia and Africa.
  2. Any of various birds that resemble the magpie.
  3. A person who chatters.

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  1. Any of various birds of the family Corvidae having a long tail and black, blue, or green plumage with white markings, and noted for their chattering call, especially Pica hudsonia, of western North America, and P. pica, of Eurasia and Africa.
  2. Any of various birds that resemble the magpie.
  3. A person who chatters.

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• backbiter

  1. person who says nasty things about another person behind the second person's back: that is, out of sight and hearing of the second person.

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  1. person who says nasty things about another person behind the second person's back: that is, out of sight and hearing of the second person.

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• scandal-bearer

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• scandalmonger

  1. One who spreads malicious gossip.

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  1. One who spreads malicious gossip.

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• gossipmonger

  1. One who gossips.

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  1. One who gossips.

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• newsmonger

  1. One who spreads news, especially a gossip.

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  1. One who spreads news, especially a gossip.

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• tattler

  1. One who tattles.
  2. Either of two shorebirds of the genus Tringa found in Asia, Australia, and western North America, especially T. incana, noted for its loud cry.

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  1. One who tattles.
  2. Either of two shorebirds of the genus Tringa found in Asia, Australia, and western North America, especially T. incana, noted for its loud cry.

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• meddler

  1. One who meddles or interferes in something not of their concern.

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  1. One who meddles or interferes in something not of their concern.

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• snoop

  1. To pry into the private affairs of others, especially by prowling about.
  2. One who snoops.

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  1. To pry into the private affairs of others, especially by prowling about.
  2. One who snoops.

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