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21tattle — 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.) …
22tattle-tale — UK US noun [countable] [singular tattle tale plural tattle tales] american informal a telltale Thesaurus: people who tell secrets …
23tattle-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 …
24Tattle 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 =… …
25tattle-tale — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms tattle tale : singular tattle tale plural tattle tales American informal a telltale …
26tattle-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… …
27tattle — tattlingly, adv. /tat l/, v., tattled, tattling, n. v.i. 1. to let out secrets. 2. to chatter, prate, or gossip. v.t. 3. to utter idly; disclose by gossiping. n. 4. the act of tattling. 5. idle talk; chatter; gossip. [1475 85; < D tatelen; c. MLG …
28tattle — 1. verb a) To report others wrongdoings or violations to tell on somebody; to gossip or to disclose incriminating information. b) To chatter. Syn: blow the whistle …
29tattle — tat·tle || tætl n. chattering, prattling, gossiping v. chatter, prattle, gossip …
30tattle — I. v. n. 1. Prate, prattle, chatter, chat, jabber, babble, talk idly or thoughtlessly, talk at random, spin a long yarn. 2. (Colloq.) Blab, gossip, tell tales, tell secrets. II. n. Prate, prattle, gossip, twaddle, twattle, gabble, idle talk …
