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Noun

A conversation involving rumors or hearsay about the affairs of others

Friendly, informal conversation

A person who likes talking about other people's private lives

Long-winded talk with no real substance

One who is nosy, intrusive or meddlesome

An intentionally false statement

Inappropriate or suggestive speech with hidden meanings

Someone who spreads worrying rumours or needlessly alarms people

The playful and friendly exchange of teasing remarks

A close friend or companion

To spread rumors

To chat idly

To spread gossip or tell a supposed truth

To make known or to reveal

To interfere in something that is not one's concern

To make spiteful slanderous or defamatory statements about someone

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Noun

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A conversation involving rumors or hearsay about the affairs of others

rumors^US

rumours^UK

rumor^US

rumour^UK

dirt

hearsay

storeys^UK

stories^US

second-hand information

secondhand information

the word on the street

unsubstantiated information

intimate intelligence

unverified information

dragging one's name through the mud

defamation of character

character assassination

written communication

handwriting on the wall

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“There's been plenty of gossip floating around about the mayor's shenanigans.”

Noun

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Friendly, informal conversation

dialog^US

dialogue^UK

informal conversation

driveling^US

drivelling^UK

monologue^UK

monolog^US

rumors^US

rumours^UK

beauty-parlor chitchat

socializing^US

socialising^UK

exchanging information

question and answer session

exchange of views

wheeling and dealing

verbal exchange

channel of communication

two-way communication

signaling^US

signalling^UK

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“I enjoy going to the hairdresser for a haircut as well as some juicy gossip.”

Noun

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A person who likes talking about other people's private lives

destroyer of reputations

someone who is all talk

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“She had a reputation for being the town's resident annoying gossip.”

Noun

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Long-winded talk with no real substance

clamour^UK

clamor^US

pretence^UK

pretense^US

unintelligible language

verbalizing^US

verbalising^UK

Banbury story of a cock and a bull

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Noun

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One who is nosy, intrusive or meddlesome

Noun

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An intentionally false statement

pretence^UK

pretense^US

departure from the truth

terminological inexactitude

trumped-up story

barefaced lie

fake news

figment of the imagination

deviation from the truth

disregard for the facts

canard

rumor^US

rumour^UK

economy with the truth

misleading information

coloring^US

colouring^UK

figment of imagination

artifact^US

artefact^UK

beating about the bush

chimera^US

overgeneral reasoning

chimaera^UK

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Noun

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Inappropriate or suggestive speech with hidden meanings

Noun

Someone who spreads worrying rumours or needlessly alarms people

Noun

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The playful and friendly exchange of teasing remarks

humor^US

humour^UK

pleasant conversation

figurative expression

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Noun

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A close friend or companion

counsellor^UK

counselor^US

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Verb

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To spread rumors

“Our employees appear to have a disturbing tendency to gossip about their coworkers.”

Verb

To chat idly

engage in conversation

talk nineteen to the dozen

talk the hind legs off a donkey

dialog^US

dialogue^UK

shoot one's mouth off

rumor^US

rumour^UK

talk ten to the dozen

talk the hind leg off a donkey

socialize^US

socialise^UK

consult with each other

talk through one's hat

talk someone's ear off

carry on conversation

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“Many patrons would just sit around and gossip with their friends over a few drinks.”

Verb

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To spread gossip or tell a supposed truth

rumour^UK

rumor^US

publicize^US

publicise^UK

Verb

To make known or to reveal

spill the beans about

tell all about

tip off

squeal about

spill your guts about

let the cat out of the bag

verbalize^US

vocalize^US

familiarize^US

verbalise^UK

familiarise^UK

vocalise^UK

publicize^US

publicise^UK

itemize^US

catalogue^UK

itemise^UK

catalog^US

summarize^US

summarise^UK

keep up to speed with

put in the picture about

bring out into the open

give information about

come out of the closet

make somebody aware of

put someone on notice

shout from the rooftops

give utterance to

make known to

give a rundown of

analyse^UK

analyze^US

emphasize^US

emphasise^UK

issue a statement about

bring to public attention

specialise^UK

explicitize^US

specialize^US

explicitise^UK

help someone remember

teach in

give the gen about

make a clean breast of

get something straight

cause someone to remember

communicate information

bring word on

bring to somebody's attention

bring to public notice

declare one's preferences

give a description of

get out of your system

get one's tongue round

give somebody a taste for

paint a word picture of

epitomize^US

show the lay of the land

explain the situation to

explain the circumstances to

popularise^UK

popularize^US

epitomise^UK

give an explanation of

describe the state of affairs to

sneak on

communicate knowledge

grass up

draw up

get down to brass tacks

fly speck

quote chapter and verse

explain in simple terms

give someone to understand

recognize^US

realize^US

realise^UK

recognise^UK

put someone through their paces

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To interfere in something that is not one's concern

enquire^UK

inquire^US

put your two cents in

enquire impertinently

stick one's nose into

inquire impertinently

mind someone else's business

throw a monkey wrench in the works of

throw a spanner in the works

do some detective work

elbow in

impose oneself

work in

tread on someone's toes

make inroads into

step on someone's toes

eat into

squeeze in

make inroads

invade someone's space

enter without permission

cross the line

penetrate

have one's say

break train of thought

elbow one's way in on

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To make spiteful slanderous or defamatory statements about someone

scandalise^UK

scandalize^US

stigmatize^US

stigmatise^UK

drag through the mire

speak evil of

run a smear campaign against

blacken someone's name

cast aspersions on

sully someone's reputation

drag someone's name through the mud

accuse falsely

drag someone's name through the mire

write false reports about

sully someone's name

spread lies about

injure the reputation of

mark wrong

tarnish someone's name

stain someone's good name

drag name through mud

give a black eye

blacken someone's character

dishonor^US

dishonour^UK

defame someone's character

criticize^US

criticise^UK

blacken the character of

injure one's reputation

damage one's good name

speak of with disfavour

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