tongues wagging
- gossipInformal talk spreading rumors
- rumorsUnconfirmed circulating stories
- chatterLight, rapid speech
- whispersSpeaks very quietly
- scandalDisgraceful public affair
busybodies · juicy · secrets · spreading · talk · murmurs · hearsay · tittle-tattle · nosy · neighborhood · grapevine · buzzing · clucking · tea · spilling · mouths · loose · flapping
speech activity
tongues waggingsilence
Total lack of sound
mum's the word · dead silence · lips sealed · tight-lipped · hush
information flow
tongues waggingkeeping secrets
discretion · confidentiality · sealed lips · hush-hush · privacy
social atmosphere
tongues waggingall quiet
Total absence of sound
flying under the radar · business as usual · unremarkable · uneventful · off the radar