tale-bearing

tale-bearing: dēlātio (professional t.): Tac.: also expr. by sŭsurrus (a whispering): to cut men's throats by t., jugulos aperire susurro, Juv. 4, 110: t., which lies in wait to catch none sooner than those who listen to it, nullis magis quam audientibus insidiantes susurri, Plin. Pan. 62, ad fin.