Definitions for tattle
ˈtæt ltat·tle

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. tattle, singing, tellingverb

   disclosing information or giving evidence about another

2. chatter, piffle, palaver, prate, tittle-tattle, twaddle, clack, maunder, prattle, blab, gibber, tattle, blabber, gabbleverb

   speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly

3. spill the beans, let the cat out of the bag, talk, tattle, blab, peach, babble, sing, babble out, blab outverb

   divulge confidential information or secrets

   "Be careful--his secretary talks"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. tattlenoun

   A tattletale.

2. tattlenoun

   Gossip; idle talk.

3. tattleverb

   To report others' wrongdoings or violations; to tell on somebody; to gossip or to disclose incriminating information.

4. tattleverb

   To chatter.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Tattlenoun

   Prate; idle chat; trifling talk.

   Etymology: from the verb.

   They asked her, how she lik’d the play?
   Then told the tattle of the day. Jonathan Swift, Miscel.

   Such tattle often entertains
   My lord and me. Jonathan Swift.

   A young academick shall dwell upon trade and politicks in a dictatorial stile, while at the same time persons well skilled in those different subjects hear the impertinent tattle with a just contempt. Isaac Watts, Improvement of the Mind.

2. To Tattleverb

   To prate; to talk idly; to use many words with little meaning.

   Etymology: tateren, Dutch.

   He stands on terms of honourable mind,
   Ne will be carried with every common wind
   Of court’s inconstant mutability,
   Ne after every tattling fable fly. Hubberd’s Tale.

   The one is too like an image, and says nothing; and the other too like my lady’s eldest son, evermore tattling. William Shakespeare.

   Excuse it by the tattling quality of age, which is always narrative. Dryden.

   The world is forward enough to tattle of them. John Locke.

   Their language is extremely proper to tattle in; it is made up of so much repetition and compliment. Addison.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. tattle

   Gossip is idle talk or rumour, especially about the personal or private affairs of others; the act is also known as dishing or tattling.Gossip is a topic of research in evolutionary psychology, which has found gossip to be an important means for people to monitor cooperative reputations and so maintain widespread indirect reciprocity. Indirect reciprocity is a social interaction in which one actor helps another and is then benefited by a third party. Gossip has also been identified by Robin Dunbar, an evolutionary biologist, as aiding social bonding in large groups.

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1. tattle

   Tattle refers to the act of revealing private or confidential information about someone, often in a gossiping or malicious way, with the intention of causing harm or getting someone into trouble. It can also refer to a person who divulges such information.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Tattleverb

   to prate; to talk idly; to use many words with little meaning; to chat

2. Tattleverb

   to tell tales; to communicate secrets; to be a talebearer; as, a tattling girl

3. Tattlenoun

   idle talk or chat; trifling talk; prate

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Tattle

   tat′l, 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. [M. E. tatelen; Low Ger. tateln, to gabble; an imit. word.]

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1. • Talk

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How to pronounce tattle?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say tattle in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of tattle in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of tattle in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of tattle in a Sentence

1. Parker Conrad:

   We lived illicitly in this retirement community for six months, which was the worst six months of my life, every time you drove in, you had to check in with a security guard, and we would say we were there to visit Mike’s grandparents. The downstairs neighbors were very nice and gracious and didn’t tattle on us, although they easily could have, and the security guards just rolled their eyes.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=tattle
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Tattle
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=tattle
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tattle
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tattle
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=tattle
8. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=tattle