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Tattle

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intransitive verb. To reveal the plans or activities of another, especially ones that are secret or improper.

intransitive verb. To chatter; prate.

intransitive verb. To reveal (something about someone) to another, as through gossiping.

noun. Idle talk; chatter; prattle.

noun. A tattletale.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

To prate; talk idly; use many words with little meaning; prattle; chatter; chat.

To gossip; carry tales. See tattling, p. a.

To utter idly; blab.

noun. Prate; idle talk or chat; trifling talk.

noun. Synonyms Chatter, Babble, etc. See prattle.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

noun. Idle talk or chat; trifling talk; prate.

intransitive verb. To prate; to talk idly; to use many words with little meaning; to chat.

intransitive verb. To tell tales; to communicate secrets; to be a talebearer.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

verb. To report others' wrongdoings or violations; to tell on somebody; to gossip or to disclose incriminating information.

verb. To chatter.

noun. A tattletale.

noun. Gossip; idle talk.

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verb. speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly

noun. disclosing information or giving evidence about another

verb. divulge confidential information or secrets

Word Usage

"Twittle-twattle, which in his day combined the senses now expressed by twaddle and tittle-tattle, is a 'vile word.'"

cross-reference

gossip

Form

tattled tattling

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

break bring out disclose disclosure discover

Rhyme

Words with the same terminal sound

Battle Seattle battle brattle cattle

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

bloviation charade chitchat complot juster

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

babble babble back-fence gossip be indiscreet be unguarded

verb-form

tattled tattles tattling