Backbiting vs. Gossiping — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Backbiting and Gossiping
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Backbiting
Backbiting or tale-bearing is to slander someone in their absence — to bite them behind their back. Originally, backbiting referred to an unsporting attack from the rear in the blood sport of bearbaiting.
Gossiping
Rumor or talk of a personal, sensational, or intimate nature.
Backbiting
To speak spitefully or slanderously about (another).
Gossiping
A person who habitually spreads intimate or private rumors or facts.
Backbiting
To speak spitefully or slanderously about a person.
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Gossiping
Trivial, chatty talk or writing.
Backbiting
The action of slandering a person without that person's knowledge.
Gossiping
A close friend or companion.
Backbiting
Slanderous or speaking badly, especially of a person without that person's knowledge.
Gossiping
Chiefly British A godparent.
Backbiting
Present participle of backbite
Gossiping
To engage in or spread gossip
Gossiped about the neighbors.
Backbiting
Secret slander; detraction.
Backbiting, and bearing of false witness.
Gossiping
Present participle of gossip
Gossiping
Act of making a gossip.
Gossiping
A conversation that spreads personal information about other people
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