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单词 talebearings
释义

talebearer

noun

tale·​bear·​er ˈtāl-ˌber-ər How to pronounce talebearer (audio)
: one that spreads gossip or rumors
also : tattletale
talebearing
ˈtāl-ˌber-iŋ How to pronounce talebearer (audio)
adjective or noun

Synonyms

  • circulator
  • gossip
  • gossiper
  • gossipmonger
  • newsmonger
  • quidnunc
  • tale-teller
  • telltale
  • yenta
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Example Sentences

statehouse talebearers had long spread stories about the governor's extramarital affairs the teacher told him not to be such a talebearer, as she was quite capable of detecting student misbehavior on her own

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

talebearings

noun

plural of talebearing
as in dirty laundry

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • dirty laundry
  • whispers
  • talks
  • fairy tales
  • gossip
  • scuttlebutt
  • dirt
  • tales
  • tattles
  • stories
  • libels
  • canards
  • slanders
  • defamations
  • lies
  • hearsay
  • falsehoods
  • fabrications
  • untruths
  • prevarications
  • fibs
  • fables
  • falsities
  • mendacities
  • whoppers
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