tittle-tattles
Exchanges petty gossip
Tittle-tattles is idle gossip or trivial chatter, or the act of engaging in such talk.
The word can also refer to people who spread petty rumors: The tittle-tattles in the office couldn't wait to share the news.
As a verb, to tittle-tattle is to gossip: They spent the afternoon tittle-tattling about the neighbors.
Light, rapid speech
- prattleTrivial, prolonged speech
- small talkPolite trivial conversation
- gabbingTalking at length casually
- natteringAimless, trivial chatter
yakking · chinwag · blather · idle chatter · banter · pleasantries · catching up · coffee talk
Unconfirmed circulating stories
- whispersSpeaks very quietly
- hearsayUnverified secondhand information
- scandalDisgraceful public affair
- chitchatInformal light conversation
idle talk · grapevine · busybodies · tongues wagging · loose lips · juicy details · confidences · secrets
People spreading unverified talk
- blabbermouthsThose who divulge secrets
- rumormongersSpreaders of unverified talk
- scandalmongersSpreaders of malicious rumors
- busybodiesThose who interfere uninvited
telltales · snitches · nosy parkers · meddlers · whisperers · yappers · chatterboxes · windbags
chatter
Light, rapid speech
- prattleTrivial, prolonged speech
- small talkPolite trivial conversation
- gabbingTalking at length casually
nattering · yakking · chinwag · blather · idle chatter · banter · pleasantries · catching up · coffee talk · water cooler
rumors
Unconfirmed circulating stories
chitchat · idle talk · grapevine · busybodies · tongues wagging · loose lips · juicy details · confidences · secrets · scuttlebutt
gossipmongers
People spreading unverified talk
- blabbermouthsThose who divulge secrets
- rumormongersSpreaders of unverified talk
- scandalmongersSpreaders of malicious rumors
busybodies · telltales · snitches · nosy parkers · meddlers · whisperers · yappers · chatterboxes · windbags · magpies
tittle-tattlesdiscretion
Careful judgment in speech
confidentiality · silence · reticence · tight-lipped · taciturnity
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