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tattle (verb)

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  • tattle — ► NOUN ▪ gossip; idle talk. ► VERB ▪ engage in tattle. DERIVATIVES tattler noun. ORIGIN Flemish tatelen, tateren …   English terms dictionary

  • tattle — verb (I) 1 old fashioned to talk about small unimportant things, or about other people s private affairs; gossip 2 if a child tattles, they tell a parent or teacher that another child has done something bad tattler noun (C) …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • tattle — 1. verb 1) we were tattling about him Syn: gossip, chatter, chat, prattle, babble, jabber, gabble, rattle on; informal chinwag, jaw, yak, gab, natter, tittle tattle, chitchat 2) I would tattle on her if I had evidence …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • tattle — 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 …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • tattle — 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.… …   English dictionary for students

  • tattle — 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… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • tattle — 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… …   English dictionary

  • tattle — 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 …   English new terms dictionary

  • tattle — [c]/ˈtætl / (say tatl) verb (tattled, tattling) –verb (i) 1. to let out secrets. 2. to chatter, prate, or gossip. –verb (t) 3. to utter idly; disclose by gossiping. –noun 4. the act of tattling. 5. idle talk; chatter; gossip. {Middle English… …  

  • tattle — 1. verb a) To report others wrongdoings or violations to tell on somebody; to gossip or to disclose incriminating information. b) To chatter. Syn: blow the whistle …   Wiktionary

  • tittle-tattle — (Roget s Thesaurus II) I noun Idle, often sensational and groundless talk about others: gossip, gossipry, hearsay, report, rumor, talebearing, tattle, word. Slang: scuttlebutt. See WORDS. II verb To engage in or spread gossip: blab, gossip, noise …   English dictionary for students

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