Another word for talebearing

Idle, often sensational and groundless talk about others

• gossip

  1. Trivial, chatty talk or writing.
  2. Rumor or talk of a personal, sensational, or intimate nature.
  3. A person who chatters or repeats idle talk and rumors, esp. about the private affairs of others

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  1. Trivial, chatty talk or writing.
  2. Rumor or talk of a personal, sensational, or intimate nature.
  3. A person who chatters or repeats idle talk and rumors, esp. about the private affairs of others

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• gossipry

  1. Idle talk; gossip.
  2. Spiritual relationship or affinity; gossiprede; special intimacy.
  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 The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.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. Idle talk; gossip.
  2. Spiritual relationship or affinity; gossiprede; special intimacy.
  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 The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.

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• hearsay

  1. Unverified information heard or received from another; rumor.
  2. (Law) evidence: an out-of-court statement offered in court for the truth of the matter asserted; normally inadmissible because not subject to cross-examination, unless the hearsay statement falls under one of the many exceptions
  3. (Law) evidence based on the reports of others rather than on personal knowledge; normally inadmissible because not made under oath

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  1. Unverified information heard or received from another; rumor.
  2. (Law) evidence: an out-of-court statement offered in court for the truth of the matter asserted; normally inadmissible because not subject to cross-examination, unless the hearsay statement falls under one of the many exceptions
  3. (Law) evidence based on the reports of others rather than on personal knowledge; normally inadmissible because not made under oath

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• report

  1. A spoken or written account of an event, usually presented in detail:
  2. A formal account of the proceedings or transactions of a group:
  3. An explosive noise:

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  1. A spoken or written account of an event, usually presented in detail:
  2. A formal account of the proceedings or transactions of a group:
  3. An explosive noise:

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• rumor

  1. General talk not based on definite knowledge; mere gossip; hearsay
  2. A piece of unverified information of uncertain origin usually spread by word of mouth.
  3. An unconfirmed report, story, or statement in general circulation

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  1. General talk not based on definite knowledge; mere gossip; hearsay
  2. A piece of unverified information of uncertain origin usually spread by word of mouth.
  3. An unconfirmed report, story, or statement in general circulation

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• tattle

  1. A tattletale.
  2. A tattletale.
  3. Gossip; idle talk.

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  1. A tattletale.
  2. A tattletale.
  3. Gossip; idle talk.

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• tittle-tattle

  1. Petty, idle gossip
  2. An idle, trifling talker; a gossip.
  3. Petty gossip; trivial talk.

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  1. Petty, idle gossip
  2. An idle, trifling talker; a gossip.
  3. Petty gossip; trivial talk.

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• word

  1. Discourse or talk; speech:
  2. A command or direction; an order:
  3. News:

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  1. Discourse or talk; speech:
  2. A command or direction; an order:
  3. News:

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• scuttlebutt

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

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

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Inclined to gossip

• blabby

  1. Tending to blab or gossip a lot.

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  1. Tending to blab or gossip a lot.

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• gossipy

  1. Prone to gossip.

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  1. Prone to gossip.

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• taletelling

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