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NOUN:1. Idle, often sensational and groundless talk about others: gossip, gossipry, hearsay, rumor, talebearing, tattle, tittle-tattle, word. Slang : scuttlebutt. See WORDS. 2. A sudden sharp, explosive noise: bang, bark, clap, crack, explosion, pop1, rat-a-tat-tat, snap. See SOUNDS. 3. Public estimation of someone: character, name, reputation, repute. Informal : rep. See RESPECT. 4. A recounting of past events: account, chronicle, description, history, narration, narrative, statement, story, version. See WORDS.
VERB:1. To make known: break, carry, communicate, convey, disclose, get across, impart, pass, tell, transmit. See KNOWLEDGE. 2. To observe, analyze, and relate the details of (an event): cover. See WORDS. 3. To give a verbal account of: describe, narrate, recite, recount, rehearse, relate, tell. See WORDS.
 
 
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