Another word for tittle-tattle | Synonyms for tittle-tattle

Another word for tittle-tattle

noun

Idle, often sensational and groundless talk about others:

gossip, gossipry, hearsay, report, rumor, talebearing, tattle, word. (Slang) scuttlebutt. See words

verb

To engage in or spread gossip:

blab, gossip, noise, rumor, talk, tattle, whisper. Idioms: tell tales, tell tales out of school. See words

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Oriental, with the title of Turkish Spy, Lettres chinoises, &c. These productions were usually issued in periodical form, and, besides an immense amount of worthless tittle-tattle, contain some valuable matter.
His Souvenirs d'un officier du 2 e Zouaves, and Les Dessous du coup d'Nat (1891), contain many piquant anecdotes, but at times degenerate into mere tittle-tattle.

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