Definitions for telltale
ˈtɛlˌteɪltell·tale

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. tattletale, tattler, taleteller, talebearer, telltale, blabbermouthadjective

   someone who gossips indiscreetly

2. revealing, telling, telltale(a)adjective

   disclosing unintentionally

   "a telling smile"; "a telltale panel of lights"; "a telltale patch of oil on the water marked where the boat went down"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. telltalenoun

   One who divulges private information with intent to hurt others.

2. telltalenoun

   Tattletale; squealer.

3. telltalenoun

   Something that serves to reveal something else.

   The telltale was the lipstick on his shirt collar.

4. telltalenoun

   A length of yarn or ribbon attached to a sail or shroud etc to indicate the direction of the flow of the air relative to the boat.

5. telltaleadjective

   revealing something not intended to be known

6. Etymology: From Old English (circa 1550)

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

1. Telltalenoun

   One who gives malicious information; one who carries officious intelligence.

   Etymology: tell and tale.

   You speak to Casca, and to such a man
   That is no flearing telltale. William Shakespeare, Julius Cæsar.

   What shall these papers lie like telltales here? William Shakespeare.

   Let not the heav’ns hear these telltale women
   Rail on the Lord’s anointed. William Shakespeare.

   ’Tis done; report displays her telltale wings,
   And to each ear the news and tidings brings. Edward Fairfax.

   And to the telltale sun descry
   Our conceal’d solemnity. John Milton.

   Eurydice and he are prisoners here,
   But will not long be so: this telltale ghost
   Perhaps will clear them both. John Dryden.

   A telltale out of school
   Is of all wits the greatest fool. Jonathan Swift.

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1. telltale

   A telltale is a sign or indicator that reveals information or evidence about something, often something that is hidden or not immediately evident. It can also refer to a person who habitually discloses private or sensitive information.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Telltaleadjective

   telling tales; babbling

2. Telltalenoun

   one who officiously communicates information of the private concerns of others; one who tells that which prudence should suppress

3. Telltalenoun

   a movable piece of ivory, lead, or other material, connected with the bellows of an organ, that gives notice, by its position, when the wind is exhausted

4. Telltalenoun

   a mechanical attachment to the steering wheel, which, in the absence of a tiller, shows the position of the helm

5. Telltalenoun

   a compass in the cabin of a vessel, usually placed where the captain can see it at all hours, and thus inform himself of the vessel's course

6. Telltalenoun

   a machine or contrivance for indicating or recording something, particularly for keeping a check upon employees, as factory hands, watchmen, drivers, check takers, and the like, by revealing to their employers what they have done or omitted

7. Telltalenoun

   the tattler. See Tattler

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1. Telltale

   Telltale were a group of six musicians who regularly appeared on the first series of the British TV series Rainbow in 1972. Telltale began with Tim Thomas and Hugh Portnow who were working with the Freehold Theatre Company. In 1970, Tim concentrated on forming a group of musicians and actors, and Hugh joined him a year later. Hugh Fraser, Chris Ashley and Fluff Joinson joined later, with the final member Ted Richards joining the group in the summer of 1972. The three members of Portnow, Fraser and Thomas also wrote the theme tune to Rainbow. The group recorded a total of 14 songs for the show, including "Shapes", and "Walk in the country". The band feature on a vinyl LP album released by MFP in 1973 called Rainbow, which occasionally surfaces on sites such as eBay. After series two of the show, Telltale were replaced with singing trio Charmian, Karl and Julian in 1974. And that trio were then replaced with Rod, Jane and Matthew, the precursors to Rod, Jane and Roger and the more familiar Rod, Jane and Freddy.

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1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

   British

   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

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   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of telltale in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of telltale in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of telltale in a Sentence

1. John Mozeliak:

   You can personally Google Nolan and find him playing Wiffle Ball, and when big league players are playing Wiffle Ball, that just means they love the game, right? And so that’s a telltale. And then when I talk to other players about Nolan and what impresses them about him, they always came back to how hard he worked, desire to learn, high baseball IQ.

2. Brandon Miller:

   The most telltale sign that a tornado could be forming, when you are looking at a close-range severe thunderstorm, is the' wall cloud,'.

3. Michael Ferrara:

   In other words, he had the telltale signs of a Ponzi scheme.

4. Bill Bennett:

   Didn't they know what this kid was up to? all the telltale signs were there.

5. Nadine Clair:

   It’s so scary to think that moms like me have been ‘photoshopping’ out that telltale sign of what can be such a devastating disease.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=telltale
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Telltale
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=telltale
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/telltale
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=telltale