tale-telling

adjective

as in gossipy

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tale-telling
  1. gossipy
  2. articulate
  3. voluble
  4. vocal
  5. glib
Adjective
  • There’s the pleasant background noise of gossipy girls’ dinners and third dates.
    — Anna Grace Lee, Vogue, 2 July 2026
  • Others look too personal, too theatrical, too decorative, too campy, too gossipy, too visibly marked by feeling.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 June 2026
Definition of gossipy
Adjective
  • Many autistic individuals are highly intelligent, articulate, and academically successful.
    — Walter Pavlo, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026
  • Which is why the delivery of a frank but highly articulate speech about desire, especially to the very person one desires, proves unbearably intense.
    — André Aciman, Literary Hub, 13 July 2026
Definition of articulate
Adjective
  • In 1995 James Carville, the voluble Bill Clinton adviser, was in the stands watching a Red Sox baseball game at Fenway Park when he was summoned to Gate D for a call.
    — Leonora Epstein, Architectural Digest, 22 July 2026
  • This might be especially true of Field himself, whose voluble spirit shaped an equally volatile life.
    — Danny Heitman, Christian Science Monitor, 1 July 2026
Definition of voluble
Adjective
  • The former clerk has also been a vocal defender of Kansas City’s new congressional district, which Republicans redrew last year.
    — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 26 July 2026
  • Today, Hadley is a vocal advocate for survivors of domestic violence.
    — Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026
Definition of vocal
Adjective
  • But both movies were glib thought experiments that distanced us from their characters to argue their points.
    — Judy Berman, Time, 27 July 2026
  • Cardin is careful not to let the mindset framing curdle into something glib.
    — Afdhel Aziz, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
Definition of glib
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“Tale-telling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tale-telling. Accessed 31 Jul. 2026.

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