Talebearing

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The spreading of gossip or rumor. countable, uncountable

    "waiting to be in her presence to burst into the tears with which he delivered endless, and sometimes even untrue, talebearings"

Adjective
  1. 1
    prone to communicate confidential information wordnet

Synonyms

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back-fence gossipblabbermouthedblabbermouthedchitchatgossipgossiping

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"waiting to be in her presence to burst into the tears with which he delivered endless, and sometimes even untrue, talebearings"

Etymology

From tale + bearing.

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