See tattle in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
verb
To engage in or spread gossip:
blab, gossip, noise, rumor, talk, tittle-tattle, whisper. Idioms: tell tales, tell tales out of school. See wordsTo give incriminating information about others, especially to the authorities:
inform, talk, tip3 (off). (Informal) fink. (Slang) rat, sing, snitch, squeal, stool. Idiom: blow the whistle. See knowledge, law
noun
Idle, often sensational and groundless talk about others:
gossip, gossipry, hearsay, report, rumor, talebearing, tittle-tattle, word. (Slang) scuttlebutt. See wordsA person habitually engaged in idle talk about others:
blab, gossip, gossiper, gossipmonger, newsmonger, rumormonger, scandalmonger, tabby, talebearer, taleteller, tattler, tattletale, telltale, whisperer. (Slang) yenta. See words
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