talebearings

noun

plural of talebearing
as in whispers

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for talebearings
  1. whispers
  2. talks
  3. dirty laundry
  4. gossip
  5. scuttlebutt
  6. dirt
  7. tales
  8. fairy tales
Noun
  • Last year, footage of a skeleton prop at a winter Zac Brown Band concert drew whispers of devil worship.
    — Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 26 Aug. 2026
  • But his contract runs out in March, and for nearly a year there have been whispers that his extension is coming soon.
    — Jonathan Jones, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of whispers
Noun
  • Former mayor Harry Sidhu went to prison on corruption charges, and the two parties never re-engaged on talks.
    — Sam Blum, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2026
  • In our first episode, Cruel talks with actress Olivia Munn about her experience with breast cancer.
    — Kara McGrath, Allure, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of talks
Noun
  • Texas Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico is looking for more dirty laundry from his opponent, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton.
    — Matthew Choi, Washington Post, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Pappas accused Boykin of airing dirty laundry by publicizing a text exchange that was supposed to be private.
    — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of dirty laundry
Noun
  • No one at that hospital called the gossip sites to tell them that Dolly Parton was being hospitalized.
    — Dana Taylor, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Last awards season, the gossip around town, salacious and disturbing in equal measure, was that hotel suites all over Hollywood were populated by tailors taking in gowns coming straight off the runway.
    — Marti Noxon, HollywoodReporter, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of gossip
Noun
  • The British historian, better known as the History Gossip, makes the subject appealing to younger audiences by framing it as salacious scuttlebutt.
    — Shannon Carlin, Time, 14 July 2026
  • Now the scuttlebutt is about a smaller treat at the warehouse club.
    — Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 8 July 2026
Definition of scuttlebutt
Noun
  • Sulfates are cleansing agents that attract oil, product buildup, and dirt.
    — Audrey Noble, Vogue, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Exit the parking lot in the southeast corner and head to the Lower Beacon Trail, a wide flat dirt path parallel to the road.
    — Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of dirt
Noun
  • In forums on Reddit, women share tales of having perimenopause and menopause symptoms misdiagnosed or dismissed as mental health disorders, early-onset dementia, or autoimmune issues, resulting in months or years of unnecessary testing.
    — Yulin Hswen, STAT, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Vedder’s elliptical tales of adolescent trauma were a perfect fit with music that blended classic-rock tropes (especially McCready’s solos) with punk energy, grunge guitar tones and the groove-heavy vibe of early-Nineties alt-rock.
    — Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of tales
Noun
  • Created by Professor Antonio Faeti, an author and educator, the museum features exhibits on the role of shoes in fairy tales, travelers in search of discoveries, children who risk getting lost in the forest and more.
    — Irene S. Levine, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026
  • The paranoid despot is a familiar trope, in fairy tales and in fact.
    — Christopher Barnard, Vogue, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of fairy tales
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“Talebearings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/talebearings. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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