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Meaning of talebearing | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

The spreading of gossip or rumor.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

العربية نميمة

Examples

“waiting to be in her presence to burst into the tears with which he delivered endless, and sometimes even untrue, talebearings”
“The damage done by calumny, detraction, and talebearing can frequently not be repaired.”
“By talebearing, a person may actually violate seventeen negative Biblical precepts, fourteen positive precepts and incur three curses”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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