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bend ear
| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | cause weariness, disinterest |
| Synonyms: | afflict, annoy, be tedious, bend one's ear, bother, burn out, cloy, discomfort, drag, exhaust, fatigue, irk, irritate, jade, pall, pester, put to sleep, send to sleep, talk one's ear off, tire, trouble, turn one off, vex, wear, wear out, weary, worry |
| Notes: | a boar is a male pig; a boor is a person with rude, clumsy manners and little refinement; a bore is one that is wearingly dull, repetitive, or tedious |
| Antonyms: | amuse, charm, excite, interest, please |
| Main Entry: | eavesdrop |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | listen without permission |
| Synonyms: | be all ears, bend an ear, bug, ears into, listen in, monitor, overhear, pry, snoop, spy, tap, tune in on, wire, wiretap |
| Antonyms: | ignore |
| Main Entry: | entrust |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | give custody, authority to |
| Synonyms: | allocate, allot, assign, authorize, bank, bend an ear, charge, commend, commit, confer, confide, consign, count, delegate, deliver, depend, deposit with, hand over, impose, invest, leave with, reckon, relegate, rely, trust, turn over |
| Main Entry: | gossip |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | talk about others; spread rumors |
| Synonyms: | babble, bad-mouth, bend one's ear, blab, blather, blether, chat, chatter, cut to pieces, cut up, dish, hint, imply, insinuate, intimate, jaw, prate, prattle, rattle on, repeat, report, rumor, schmoose, spill the beans, spread*, suggest, talk, talk idly, tattle, tell secrets, tell tales, wiggle-waggle |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | tittle-tattle |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | gossip |
| Synonyms: | babble, bad-mouth, bend one's ear, blab, blather, blether, chat, chatter, cut to pieces, cut up, dish, hint, imply, insinuate, intimate, jaw, noise, prate, prattle, rattle on, repeat, report, rumor, schmoose, spill the beans, spread*, suggest, talk, talk idly, tattle, tell secrets, tell tales out of school, tell tales, whisper, wiggle-waggle |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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