SCUTTLEBUTTS Synonyms

• sound of rapid vibration

• a confusion of activity and gossip

• make a buzzing sound

• fly low

• be noisy with activity

• call with a buzzer

• noisy talk

• the rapid series of noises made by the parts of a machine

• the high-pitched continuing noise made by animals (birds or monkeys)

• click repeatedly or uncontrollably

• cut unevenly with a chattering tool

• talk socially without exchanging too much information

• speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly

• make noise as if chattering away

• gossip spread by spoken communication

• any of numerous woody vines of genus Vitis bearing clusters of edible berries

• gossip (usually a mixture of truth and untruth) passed around by word of mouth

• heard through another rather than directly

• information about recent and important events

• information reported in a newspaper or news magazine

• a program devoted to current events, often using interviews and commentary

• informal information of any kind that is not previously known to someone

• the quality of being sufficiently interesting to be reported in news bulletins

• a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence

• a hypothesis that has been formed by speculating or conjecturing (usually with little hard evidence)

• an investment that is very risky but could yield great profits

• continuous and profound contemplation or musing on a subject or series of subjects of a deep or abstruse nature

• an exchange of ideas via conversation

• discussion; (`talk about' is a less formal alternative for `discussion of')

• the act of giving a talk to an audience

• a speech that is open to the public

• idle gossip or rumor

• exchange thoughts; talk with

• express in speech

• use language

• reveal information

• divulge confidential information or secrets

• deliver a lecture or talk

• light informal conversation for social occasions

• speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly

• a unit of language that native speakers can identify

• the divine word of God; the second person in the Trinity (incarnate in Jesus)

• a brief statement

• the sacred writings of the Christian religions

• information about recent and important events

• a verbal command for action

• an exchange of views on some topic

• a promise

• a string of bits stored in computer memory

• a secret word or phrase known only to a restricted group

• put into words or an expression

• gossip (usually a mixture of truth and untruth) passed around by word of mouth

• tell or spread rumors

• a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information

• a written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material

• a report (often malicious) about the behavior of other people

• make or write a comment on

• explain or interpret something

• provide interlinear explanations for words or phrases