Tattle
11tattle — tat|tle [ˈtætl] v [Date: 1400 1500; : Middle Dutch; Origin: tatelen] 1.) [i]old fashioned to talk about other people s private lives = ↑gossip 2.) especially AmE if a child tattles, they tell a parent or teacher that another child has done… …
12tattle — Synonyms and related words: babble, back fence gossip, be indiscreet, be unguarded, bear witness against, betray, betray a confidence, blab, blabber, blather, blether, blow the whistle, blurt, blurt out, buzz, chatter, chitchat, clatter, cry,… …
13tattle — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. prattle, prate; chat[ter]; jabber, talk, gossip; reveal (a secret), inform, peach (inf.), tell on, tell tales, blab (sl.), spill the beans (sl.). See accusation, disclosure. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn.… …
14tattle — tat|tle1 [ tætl ] verb intransitive to tell someone that another person has done something bad, usually in order to get them in trouble. This word is usually used by or about children and shows that you dislike people who do this: TELL ON: Tammy… …
15tattle — v 1. blab, blurt out, gush, Inf. spout; let slip, reveal, divulge secrets; tattletale, tell on, inform on, Inf. snitch on, Sl. squeal on, Sl. rat on, Sl. fink on. 2. gossip, tittle tattle, buzz, talk idly, Sl. shoot the breeze, Inf. gab, Sl. gas …
16tattle — UK [ˈtæt(ə)l] / US verb [intransitive] Word forms tattle : present tense I/you/we/they tattle he/she/it tattles present participle tattling past tense tattled past participle tattled mainly American showing disapproval to tell someone that… …
17tattle — I. noun Date: circa 1529 1. idle talk ; chatter 2. gossip II. verb (tattled; tattling) Etymology: Middle Dutch tatelen; akin to Middle English tateren to tattle …
18tattle — [[t]tæ̱t(ə)l[/t]] see tittle tattle …
19tattle — noun gossip; idle talk. verb engage in tattle. ↘chiefly N. Amer. report another s wrongdoing. Derivatives tattler noun Origin C15: from Mid. Flemish tatelen, tateren, of imitative origin …
20tattle — tat•tle [[t]ˈtæt l[/t]] v. tled, tling, n. 1) to tell something secret or private about another, often out of spite 2) to chatter, prate, or gossip 3) to utter idly; disclose by gossiping 4) phv tattle on, to betray by tattling 5) the act of… …
