Another word for tittle-tattle

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 The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.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 The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.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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• talebearing

  1. Spreading gossip or rumor.

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  1. Spreading gossip or rumor.

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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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• 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. (Informal) Rumor or gossip
  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. (Informal) Rumor or gossip
  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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To engage in or spread gossip

• blab

  1. To give away (a secret) in idle chatter
  2. (Intransitive) To tell tales; to gossip without reserve or discretion.
  3. To reveal (secret matters), especially through indiscreet or unreserved talk.

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  1. To give away (a secret) in idle chatter
  2. (Intransitive) To tell tales; to gossip without reserve or discretion.
  3. To reveal (secret matters), especially through indiscreet or unreserved talk.

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• gossip

  1. To engage in or spread gossip:
  2. To be a gossip or engage in gossip

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  1. To engage in or spread gossip:
  2. To be a gossip or engage in gossip

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• noise

  1. To spread about (a report, rumor, etc.)
  2. To make noise or a noise
  3. To talk much or loudly

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  1. To spread about (a report, rumor, etc.)
  2. To make noise or a noise
  3. To talk much or loudly

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• rumor

  1. To spread or tell by rumor.

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  1. To spread or tell by rumor.

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• talk

  1. To speak or know how to speak (a language or a language variety):
  2. To utter or pronounce words:
  3. To speak about or discuss (something) or give expression to (something):

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  1. To speak or know how to speak (a language or a language variety):
  2. To utter or pronounce words:
  3. To speak about or discuss (something) or give expression to (something):

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• tattle

  1. To reveal (something about someone) to another, as through gossiping.
  2. To reveal other people's secrets; tell tales
  3. To talk idly; chatter; gossip

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  1. To reveal (something about someone) to another, as through gossiping.
  2. To reveal other people's secrets; tell tales
  3. To talk idly; chatter; gossip

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• whisper

  1. To tell (something) to (someone) privately or as a secret
  2. To say or tell privately or secretly.
  3. To talk quietly or furtively, as in gossiping, maligning, or plotting

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  1. To tell (something) to (someone) privately or as a secret
  2. To say or tell privately or secretly.
  3. To talk quietly or furtively, as in gossiping, maligning, or plotting

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