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tattletale en · ADJ

Pronunciation

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• /ˈtætəlˌteɪl/ (General-American)

Etymology

From tattle + tale.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) telltale; giveaway

Translations (3)

nl onthullend (telltale) · de verräterisch (telltale) · pt cabueta (telltale)

tattletale en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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• /ˈtætəlˌteɪl/ (General-American)

Etymology

From tattle + tale.

Meanings

1. (childish, colloquial) One who tattles (reports others' wrongdoings), often a child seeking attention.
2. (childish, colloquial) One who gossips, often for the sake of attention.

Forms

Synonyms

telltale · gossiper · nark · jurat · blabtongue · fizgig · buzzer · telltale tit · gossip · peacher · blabtale · informer · tout · telltale tit · tabby · gossip · stooge · blab · gossip · sycophant · whistleblower · narc · mole · nonce · blabtale · snitch · sleazemonger · rumormonger · carrytale · whistle-blower · quisling · scandalmonger · beefer · meddler · tattletale · town crier · stoolie · informant · telltale · blabtongue · mumblenews · blabber · talecarrier · whisperer · finger · tattler · outer · squealer · grass · state's evidence · fink · leak · rumourmonger · accuser · tittle-tattle · titivil · stool pigeon · rat · CI · canary · ratfink · snout · rumourmonger · sneak · rooster · newsmonger · tattletale · mouth · nark · bigmouth · blabbermouth · supergrass · busybody · gossipmonger · abaddon · snitch · tattler · bewrayer · talebearer

Translations (54)

ceb sumbongero (one who tattles) · ru болту́шка (one who gossips) · de Quasselstrippe (one who gossips) · ba ғәйбәтсе (one who gossips) · az xəbərçi (one who gossips) · ru спле́тник (one who gossips) · tr ispiyoncu (one who tattles) · mi pīwaiwaka (one who tattles) · de Verpfeifer (one who tattles) · sv sladdertacka (one who gossips) · de Anschwärzer (one who tattles) · de Tratschliese (one who gossips) · la gestor (one who tattles) · ru болту́нья (one who gossips) · az qeybətçi (one who gossips) · de Petzer (one who tattles) · pt alcaguete (one who tattles) · de Verpetzer (one who tattles) · de Klatschbase (one who gossips) · de Tratschtante (one who gossips) · id cepu (one who tattles) · pl skarżypyta (one who tattles) · pt mexeriqueiro (one who gossips) · pt dedo-duro (one who tattles) · nl roddelaarster (one who gossips) · cs žalobníček (one who tattles) · sv skvallerbytta (one who tattles) · de Quatschtüte (one who gossips) · it pettegola (one who gossips) · pdt Pludadoos (one who tattles) · pt delator (one who tattles) · pt fofoqueiro (one who gossips) · pt queixinhas (one who tattles) · fi juorukello (one who tattles) · ba ошаҡсы (one who gossips) · ba ошаҡсы (one who tattles) · eo klaĉemulino (one who gossips) · fr cafteuse (one who tattles) · ru я́беда (one who tattles) · de Schwätzer (one who gossips) · fa چغل (one who tattles) · it pettegolo (one who gossips) · ru спле́тница (one who gossips) · de Schwätzerin (one who gossips) · eo klaĉemulo (one who gossips) · de Petze (one who tattles) · fr cafteur (one who tattles) · az xəbərçi (one who tattles) · fr commère (one who gossips) · nl roddelaar (one who gossips) · tr gammaz (one who tattles) · sv skvallertant (one who gossips) · nl klikspaan (one who tattles) · ru болту́н (one who gossips)

tattletale en · VERB

Pronunciation

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• /ˈtætəlˌteɪl/ (General-American)

Etymology

From tattle + tale.

Meanings

1. (ambitransitive, childish, colloquial) To act as a tattletale; to tell on; to give away, reveal, or expose.

Forms