talebearing

noun

Etymology

From tale + bearing.

  1. derived from *beraną — “to bear; carry
  2. inherited from *berandz
  3. inherited from berende — “bearing; fruitful
  4. inherited from beringe
  5. compounded as talebearing — “tale + bearing

Definitions

  1. The spreading of gossip or rumor.

    • 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

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for talebearing. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA