tattled; tattling
ˈtat-liŋ,
ˈta-tᵊl-iŋ
1
chiefly US
: to tell secrets about what someone else has done : blab
: to utter or disclose in gossip or chatter
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Examples of tattle in a Sentence
Verb
those neighborhood busybodies, constantly tattling and whispering over their backyard fences
Noun
she claims to have picked up some juicy tattle about the celebrity couple
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Nina Li Coomes, Vulture, 29 Sep. 2024
The neighbor also wrote him two letters tattling on his wife.
—Keith Sharon, USA TODAY, 2 Sep. 2024
Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024
Fortunately for him, none of the women rush to tattle on anyone else.
—Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 13 Oct. 2023
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Verb
Otto isn’t so much mad at her as he is annoyed by Petra for tattling on Harper.
—Nina Li Coomes, Vulture, 29 Sep. 2024
The neighbor also wrote him two letters tattling on his wife.
—Keith Sharon, USA TODAY, 2 Sep. 2024
Noun
Vigilantes, Sutton says, call out and tattle on co-workers for petty crimes such as being two minutes late or a messy desk.
—Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024
Fortunately for him, none of the women rush to tattle on anyone else.
—Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 13 Oct. 2023
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“Tattle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tattle. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.
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: idle talk : chatter
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