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Another word for tattle

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tattle

v.

prattle, tell on, chatter; see gossip. 2, tattletale.

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Another word for tattle

verb

To engage in or spread gossip:
blab, gossip, noise, rumor, talk, tittle-tattle, whisper. Idioms: tell tales, tell tales out of school. See words
To 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 words
A 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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One of The Jonas Brothers' back-up dancers played tattle tale and told her father, who confronted Lovato.
A resignation letter isn't a time to "tattle."
Then she asked, "You're not going to tattle on Claire about the real Annie, are you?"
Oriental, with the title of Turkish Spy, Lettres chinoises, &c. These productions were usually issued in periodical form, and, besides an immense amount of worthless tittle-tattle, contain some valuable matter.

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