as in rumor
information or opinion that is widely disseminated without any authority or confirmation of accuracy
she claims to have picked up some juicy tattle about the celebrity couple
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as in to gossip
to relate sometimes questionable or secret information of a personal nature
those neighborhood busybodies, constantly tattling and whispering over their backyard fences
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Recent Examples of tattle
Brooke Allen, WSJ, 2 Sep. 2022
Without a healthy dose of historical linguistics, Freeman said, English studies would fill up with distasteful tittle-tattle.
—Christopher Tayler, Harper’s Magazine , 17 Aug. 2022
Pierluigi Oliverio, The Mercury News, 15 Mar. 2024
There is no product settling into the creases of my smile line, tattling on my ‘no makeup; makeup’ look.
—Leah Romero, ELLE, 20 Apr. 2023
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Noun
But the real interest of this book lies not in its colorful tittle-tattle but in its richness as psychodrama.
—Brooke Allen, WSJ, 2 Sep. 2022
Without a healthy dose of historical linguistics, Freeman said, English studies would fill up with distasteful tittle-tattle.
—Christopher Tayler, Harper’s Magazine , 17 Aug. 2022
Verb
This creates a situation where neighbors are tattling on their neighbor’s home and the city would investigate.
—Pierluigi Oliverio, The Mercury News, 15 Mar. 2024
There is no product settling into the creases of my smile line, tattling on my ‘no makeup; makeup’ look.
—Leah Romero, ELLE, 20 Apr. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tattle
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Harry appeared at the New York Times' DealBook summit Wednesday and addressed rumors of a split with Meghan.Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 9 Dec. 2024
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But after conspiracy theories circulated online in March about Middleton’s whereabouts, the royal put the rumors to rest by revealing that she had been diagnosed with cancer.TIME Staff, TIME, 9 Dec. 2024
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Baseball fans still gossip about which players might be flouting the tobacco ban.Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 29 Oct. 2024
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With a trip to Bali two days away and tensions remaining high, the women are naturally gossiping about how to logistically navigate women who cannot help but get into it with each other the second a Champagne flute touches her lips, with voice messages and FaceTime calls abound.Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 24 July 2024
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The talk lightens up when Roan meets up with a couple of high school friends at Andy’s Frozen Custard and orders a concoction called the James Brownie Funky Jackhammer.Chris Willman, Variety, 16 Dec. 2024
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In another nod to history, Wright-Patterson was home to the 1995 peace talks that resulted in the Dayton Peace Accords between Yugoslavia, Bosnia-Herzegovina and Croatia, which ended a three-and-half-year war in Bosnia.Brad Lendon, CNN, 16 Dec. 2024
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Lane Turner | Boston Globe | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter.Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 13 Dec. 2024
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Now Warning Issued To All iPhone Users The Game Awards 2024 Live Winners List, And Game Of The Year Regularly updating and patching vulnerabilities in a timely manner is a fundamental security practice, and ignoring this aspect can lead to exceptions in the audit report.Amir Tarighat, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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“Tattle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tattle. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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