Tattle
['tæt(ə)l] or ['tætl]
Definition
(noun.) disclosing information or giving evidence about another.
Checked by Gwen--From WordNet
Definition
(v. i.) To prate; to talk idly; to use many words with little meaning; to chat.
(v. i.) To tell tales; to communicate secrets; to be a talebearer; as, a tattling girl.
(n.) Idle talk or chat; trifling talk; prate.
Editor: Tracy
Synonyms and Synonymous
v. n. [1]. Prate, prattle, chatter, chat, jabber, babble, talk idly or thoughtlessly, talk at random, spin a long yarn.[2]. Blab, gossip, tell tales.
n. Prate, prattle, gossip, twaddle, twattle, gabble, palaver, balderdash, nonsense, idle talk, senseless talk.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Babble, gabble, chatter, gossip, twaddle,[See BABBLE]
Checker: Ramona
Definition
n. trifling talk or chat.—v.i. to talk idly or triflingly: to tell tales or secrets.—n. idle talk.—ns. Tatt′ler one given to tattling; Tatt′lery idle talk.—p.adj. Tatt′ling given to tattling or telling tales.—n. (Shak.) the act of tale-telling.—adv. Tatt′lingly.
Editor: Mamie
Examples
- Tittle-tattle: how prettily it begins! Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- The attentions of a certain person can hardly be among the tittle-tattle of Highbury yet. Jane Austen. Emma.
- He listened to tittle-tattle about Philotas, the son of Parmenio, one of his most trusted and faithful generals. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- On account of a tattling world; for the sake of my--of our child, I would remain by you, Raymond, share your fortunes, partake your counsel. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- They giggled, cackled, tattled, condoled, consoled, and patronized her until they drove her almost wild with rage. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
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