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tittle-tattle

noun
Idle, often sensational and groundless talk about others: gossip, gossipry, hearsay, report, rumor, talebearing, tattle, word. Slang: scuttlebutt. See words
verb
To engage in or spread gossip: blab, gossip, noise, rumor, talk, tattle, whisper. Idioms: tell tales, tell tales out of school. See words

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