| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| NOUN: | 1. A person habitually engaged in idle talk about others: blab, gossip, gossiper, gossipmonger, newsmonger, rumormonger, scandalmonger, tabby, talebearer, taleteller, tattler, tattletale, telltale, whisperer. Slang : yenta. See WORDS. 2. Idle, often sensational and groundless talk about others: gossip, gossipry, hearsay, report, rumor, talebearing, tittle-tattle, word. Slang : scuttlebutt. See WORDS. | | VERB: | 1. To engage in or spread gossip: blab, gossip, noise, rumor, talk, tittle-tattle, whisper. Idioms: tell tales, tell tales out of school. See WORDS. 2. To give incriminating information about others, especially to the authorities: inform, talk, tip3 (off). Informal : fink. Slang : rat, sing, snitch, squeal, stool. Idioms: blow the whistle. See KNOWLEDGE, LAW.
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