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Synonyms:

comment, gossip

Types:

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earful

an outpouring of gossip

hearsay, rumor, rumour

gossip (usually a mixture of truth and untruth) passed around by word of mouth

grapevine, pipeline, word of mouth

gossip spread by spoken communication

dirt, malicious gossip, scandal

disgraceful gossip about the private lives of other people

talk, talk of the town

idle gossip or rumor

Type of:

account, report

the act of informing by verbal report