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1 tattle
verb intransitiveചിലയ്ക്കുക, ജല്പിക്കുക -
2 tittle-tattle
nounവെടിപറയല്, നിസ്സാരസംഭാഷണം, കൊച്ചു വര്ത്തമാനംverbവെടിപറയുക, ജല്പിക്കുക, പുലന്പുക
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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