as in gossips
to relate sometimes questionable or secret information of a personal nature
those neighborhood busybodies, constantly tattling and whispering over their backyard fences
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talks
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Figure out how the finance team operates, how the field team talks, how the executives want information delivered.—
Dennis Kozak,
Fortune,
19 Mar. 2026 -
The trio talks a lot about prep school hockey, which is beginning to change amid broader changes at the college hockey level.—
Scott Soshnick,
Sportico.com,
17 Mar. 2026
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“Tattles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tattles. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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