Definition of tattle - Reverso English Dictionary
Verb
1.
- She tattled on her brother for breaking the vase.
2.
- She tattled about her friend's secret at lunch.
Noun
1.
- His tattle to the principal caused a lot of trouble.
2.
- The teacher warned the tattle to stop reporting every small issue.
Expressions with tattle
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report someone's wrongdoing to an authority
She threatened to tattle on her brother for breaking the vase.
petty and idle gossip or talk
She dismissed the rumors as mere tittle-tattle.
Origin of tattle
Middle English, tatelen (to chatter)
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tattle
report an infraction or disclose a secret
Examples of tattle in a sentence
Kids often tattle when they feel wronged. Don't tattle on me to Mom again. He tattled to coworkers about the merger. The teacher was tired of constant tattle from students. Her tattle about the secret meeting was unexpected. The tattle was not invited to the secret meeting.
Everyone knew him as the class tattle.
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- French:rapporter, rapport, ...
- German:petzen, Petzen, ...
- Italian:spifferare, soffiata, ...
- Spanish:acusar, chivatazo, ...
- Portuguese:denunciar, dedo-duro, ...
- Chinese:告状, 告密者, ...
- Japanese:告げ口する, 告げ口, ...
- Arabic:وَشَى, وِشاية, ...
- Hebrew:לְהַלְשִׁין, הַלְשָׁנָה, ...
- Russian:ябедничать, ябедничество, ...
- Ukrainian:скаржитися, донос, ...
- Hindi:चुगली करना, शिकायत, ...
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