talebearings

noun

plural of talebearing
as in whispers

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  1. whispers
  2. talks
  3. dirty laundry
  4. gossip
  5. scuttlebutt
  6. dirt
  7. tales
  8. fairy tales
Noun
  • There were whispers and exchanged glances; Ono couldn’t make it through a single slide without a fresh wave of questions.
    — Jordana Cepelewicz, Quanta Magazine, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Shawn slept on a thin mattress on the floor of his parents’ room, lying awake each night to their furious whispers, long after the lights had been turned out.
    — Rachel Heng, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of whispers
Noun
  • The meeting came as indirect talks between Washington and Tehran have yet to yield meaningful progress.
    — Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Bibb claimed the group is also in talks with members of Congress about aligning their agendas.
    — Isabella Murray, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of talks
Noun
  • As some astute readers have pointed out, Gen has piled up a lot of dirty laundry this season.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Each set comes with five bags in multiple sizes and a handy pouch for storing shoes and dirty laundry.
    — Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of dirty laundry
Noun
  • The gossip hardens into something more official, as fellow teachers and school authorities start to treat her personal life as a disciplinary matter.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Just like there’s antisocial conflict and prosocial conflict, there is a prosocial form of gossip.
    — Margaret Wappler, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of gossip
Noun
  • The possibility is a long-running piece of celebrity scuttlebutt that’s probably a bit.
    — Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2026
  • 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
Definition of scuttlebutt
Noun
  • Shane Smith is known for being the lead singer of Shane Smith & The Saints, which is a country band whose music has heavy influences of red dirt and Americana.
    — David Hookstead OutKick, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2026
  • With the first movement of dirt, this mammoth project is finally underway.
    — Andy Sheehan, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of dirt
Noun
  • Flanagan is the prolific horror writer-director who has tackled several Stephen King tales (Gerald’s Game, Doctor Sleep, Carrie) and delivered several limited series hits for Netflix (Midnight Mass, The Fall of the House of Usher).
    — James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2026
  • How did the zombie go from being an emblem of enslavement and loss of autonomy in Haitian Vodou to the favorite flesh-eating grotesquerie of postapocalyptic tales?
    — Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of tales
Noun
  • The book features illustrations from Demelsa Haughton, who also illustrated Tori and the Muses and is known for her retelling of six Hans Christian Anderson fairy tales, among her many other works.
    — Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 24 Sep. 2026
  • In her 2016 film The Love Witch, writer and director Anna Biller told the story of a modern-day witch driven by her desire for the kind of classical romance that fairy tales are made of.
    — Jourdain Searles, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of fairy tales
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