English Explanatory Dictionary

tattletale

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. telltale; giveaway
noun
  1. One who tattles (reports others' wrongdoings), often a child seeking attention.
  2. One who gossips, often for the sake of attention.
verb
  1. To act as a tattletale; to tell on; to give away, reveal, or expose.

Pronunciation

/ˈtætəlˌteɪl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-tattletale.wav

Word forms

tattletale tattletales tattletaling tattletaled

Etymology

From tattle + tale.

Synonyms

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