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51gossip — n 1. rumor, grapevine, Inf. scuttlebutt, hearsay, Fr. oui dire. report, Archaic. bruit; an earful, Sl. dope, Inf. inside info, Sl. poop, tittle tattle; scandal, dirt, whispering campaign, mud slinging. 2. prattle, idle talk, Sl. schmooze, small… …
52loud-mouth — n 1. braggart, braggadocio, brag, boaster, Sl. bullshooter, Thraso, Rodomonte; blusterer, swaggerer, gascon, fanfaron, trumpeter, tooter; blowhard, windbag, blatherskite, Sl. gas bag, Sl. big mouth; bluffer, humbug, fourflusher. 2. gossip,… …
53magpie — n chatterbox, chatterer, jabberer, gabbler, babbler, prattler, prater, twaddler, Brit. twattler, driveler; palaverer, popinjay, Inf. jay; gossip, blabber, blabbermouth, gusher; blatherskite, Sl. windbag, Sl. windjammer, Inf. hot air artist …
54prattler — n babbler, prater, twaddler, Brit. twattler, driveler; patterer, patterist, rattlebrain, rattlepate; chatterbox, noisy chatterer, palaverer, magpie, popinjay, Inf. jay; excessive talker, jabberer, gabbler, blatherskite, Sl. windbag, Sl.… …
55talker — n 1. speaker, orator, soapbox orator, stump orator, speechmaker, public speaker, spellbinder; main speaker, keynoter; haranguer, speechifier, de claimer, ranter, Inf. spouter, Inf. spieler, Inf. tub thumper, Sl. jawsmith; demagogue, rabble rouser …
56tattler — n telltale, tattletale, talebearer, Brit. Sl. sneak; informer, Sl. squealer, Sl. fink, Sl. rat, Sl. rat fink, Sl. stool pigeon; blabber, blabbermouth, sieve, gossip, busybody, rumormonger, excessive talker; jabberer, chatterer, gabbler,… …
57gabble — [c]/ˈgæbəl / (say gabuhl) verb (gabbled, gabbling) –verb (i) 1. to talk rapidly and unintelligibly; jabber. 2. (of geese, etc.) to cackle. –verb (t) 3. to utter rapidly and unintelligibly. –noun 4. rapid, unintelligible talk. {frequentative of… …
58gabble — ► VERB ▪ talk rapidly and unintelligibly. ► NOUN ▪ rapid, unintelligible talk. DERIVATIVES gabbler noun. ORIGIN Dutch gabbelen …
59gabble — [gab′əl] vi. gabbled, gabbling [freq. of GAB] 1. to talk rapidly and incoherently; jabber; chatter 2. to utter rapid, meaningless sounds, as a goose does vt. to utter rapidly and incoherently n. rapid, incoherent talk or meaningless utterance… …
60gabble — v. & n. v. 1 intr. a talk volubly or inarticulately. b read aloud too fast. 2 tr. utter too fast, esp. in reading aloud. n. fast unintelligible talk. Derivatives: gabbler n. Etymology: MDu. gabbelen (imit.) …
