rumor vs tell tales

rumor

verb
  • To tell a rumor about; to gossip. 

noun
  • A statement or claim of questionable accuracy, from no known reliable source, usually spread by word of mouth. 

  • Information or misinformation of the kind contained in such claims. 

tell tales

verb
  • To lie, to be making false claims. 

  • To report someone in authority for a wrongdoing. 

How often have the words rumor and tell tales occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )