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tell-tale-tit — See tattle tale … A dictionary of epithets and terms of address
tattle-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… … A dictionary of epithets and terms of address
tattle — [v] gossip; tell rumor babble, blab*, chat, chatter, give away, give the show away*, gossip, have a big mouth*, jabber, leak, noise, prate, prattle*, rumor, snitch, spill, spill the beans*, spread rumor*, squeal, talk, talk idly, tell on, tell… … New thesaurus
tattle — 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.) … Useful english dictionary
tattle-tale — UK US noun [countable] [singular tattle tale plural tattle tales] american informal a telltale Thesaurus: people who tell secrets … Useful english dictionary
tale — [ teıl ] noun count ** 1. ) a story about imaginary events or people: tale of: tales of bravery and romance 2. ) a spoken account of someone s experiences, especially when they are made to seem more exciting or unpleasant than they really were:… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
tell — tell1 /tel/, v., told, telling. v.t. 1. to give an account or narrative of; narrate; relate (a story, tale, etc.): to tell the story of Lincoln s childhood. 2. to make known by speech or writing (a fact, news, information, etc.); communicate. 3.… … Universalium
tattle — Synonyms and related words: babble, back fence gossip, be indiscreet, be unguarded, bear witness against, betray, betray a confidence, blab, blabber, blather, blether, blow the whistle, blurt, blurt out, buzz, chatter, chitchat, clatter, cry,… … Moby Thesaurus
tell — Synonyms and related words: acknowledge, acquaint, admit, advertise, advertise of, advise, affect, air, allegorize, amount to something, announce, apprise, approve, argue, articulate, ascertain, assert, asseverate, attest, aver, barrow, be… … Moby Thesaurus
tell — I [[t]tɛl[/t]] v. told, tell•ing 1) to narrate or relate (a story, tale, etc.) 2) to make known (a fact, news, information, etc.); communicate 3) to announce or proclaim 4) to utter (the truth, a lie, etc.); speak 5) to express in words (thoughts … From formal English to slang
