tattle-tale

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• tattle-tale — UK US noun [countable] [singular tattle tale plural tattle tales] american informal a telltale Thesaurus: people who tell secrets …   Useful english dictionary

• tattle-tale — tattle ,tale noun count AMERICAN INFORMAL a child who tells an adult about something bad that another child has done. This word shows that you dislike someone who does this …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• Tattle Tale — Infobox musical artist Name = Tattle Tale Img capt = Img size = Landscape = Background = group or band Birth name = Alias = Born = Died = Origin = Seattle, USA Instrument = Voice type = Genre = Folk punk Indie rock Occupation = Years active =… …   Wikipedia

• tattle-tale — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms tattle tale : singular tattle tale plural tattle tales American informal a telltale …   English dictionary

• tattle-tale —    Used of a person who cannot keep a secret. The term is used by an American speaker in Except for Me and Thee, by Jessamyn West. The variant ‘Tell tale tattle’ is used by one girl to another in Girl with Green Eyes, by Edna O’Brien.    Other… …   A dictionary of epithets and terms of address

• tattle — v. & n. v. 1 intr. prattle, chatter; gossip idly. 2 tr. utter (words) idly. n. gossip; idle or trivial talk. Phrases and idioms: tattle tale US a tell tale, esp. a child. Etymology: ME f. MFlem. tatelen, tateren (imit.) …   Useful english dictionary

• 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

• tale — [ teıl ] noun count ** 1. ) a story about imaginary events or people: tale of: tales of bravery and romance 2. ) a spoken account of someone s experiences, especially when they are made to seem more exciting or unpleasant than they really were:… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• tattle — [v] gossip; tell rumor babble, blab*, chat, chatter, give away, give the show away*, gossip, have a big mouth*, jabber, leak, noise, prate, prattle*, rumor, snitch, spill, spill the beans*, spread rumor*, squeal, talk, talk idly, tell on, tell… …   New thesaurus

• tale — Synonyms and related words: account, aggregate, all, amount, anecdotage, anecdote, back fence gossip, backbiting, backstabbing, be all and end all, belittlement, blague, box score, calumny, canard, cast, chitchat, chronicle, cock and bull story,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• tattle — 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,… …   Moby Thesaurus