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
  • The whispers about their similarities intensified on the announcement of the engagement of Crown Prince Hussein, son of King Abdullah II and Queen Rania, to Rajwa in August 2022.
    — Stephanie Bridger-Linning, Vanity Fair, 17 Oct. 2026
  • High prices also a factor But despite positive weather news and whispers of an abundance of crab, other factors could affect prices in adverse ways for consumers.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of whispers
Noun
  • Trump has since tried to find an off-ramp to the war in Iran, but Israel’s actions made such peace deal talks thorny.
    — Chad de Guzman, Time, 19 Oct. 2026
  • CineGouna Emerge in turn is a strand of El Gouna’s CineGouna industry program alongside the Forum talks lineup, Funding project showcase, Market and new Series focus.
    — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 18 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
  • View this post on Instagram Because of the news of her divorce, the post trickled through the celebrity gossip outlets, and that coverage in turn propagated the post through Google search.
    — Mia Sato, The Verge, 15 Oct. 2026
  • His son sees that as a kind of divine verdict on decades of gossip about the pair.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of gossip
Noun
  • Since then, the scuttlebutt goes, members of the doc branch have determined that their fellow Academy voters cannot be trusted with lighter fare.
    — Nate Jones, Vulture, 16 Oct. 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
  • Video of the attack showed Levine lying on her side on a dirt path with her hands over her face as at least three settlers surrounded her.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Piles of dirt were placed on tarps, transferred into buckets and carefully sifted under a tent as crews searched for potential evidence.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of dirt
Noun
  • The story gains a sense of momentum and inevitability as these disconnected tales suddenly become part of a continuous thread.
    — Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026
  • And in 2017, historian Alberto (Carlos González) struggles to figure out how the two preceding tales intersect, stumped until an academic (Glenn Close in a brief, striking cameo) steps in to help.
    — Daniel D'Addario, Variety, 14 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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