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prattle
To speak in a childish way; babble
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  1. To speak in a childish way; babble
  2. (Intransitive) To speak incessantly and in a childish manner; to babble.
  3. To talk or chatter idly or meaninglessly; babble or prate.
tell-on
To cause visible strain to somebody or something.
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  1. To cause visible strain to somebody or something.
  2. To inform on; to tattle; to tell someone with authority that someone else has done something wrong; usually somewhat childish.
chatter
To vibrate or rattle while in operation:
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  1. To vibrate or rattle while in operation:
  2. To talk fast, incessantly, and foolishly
  3. To talk rapidly, incessantly, and on trivial subjects; jabber.
blab
To give away (a secret) in idle chatter
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  1. To give away (a secret) in idle chatter
  2. (Intransitive) To tell tales; to gossip without reserve or discretion.
  3. To reveal (secret matters), especially through indiscreet or unreserved talk.
gossip
To engage in or spread gossip:
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  1. To engage in or spread gossip:
  2. To be a gossip or engage in gossip
noise
To spread about (a report, rumor, etc.)
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  1. To spread about (a report, rumor, etc.)
  2. To make noise or a noise
  3. To talk much or loudly
rumor
To spread or tell by rumor.
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  1. To spread or tell by rumor.
talk
To speak or know how to speak (a language or a language variety):
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  1. To speak or know how to speak (a language or a language variety):
  2. To utter or pronounce words:
  3. To speak about or discuss (something) or give expression to (something):
tittle-tattle
To spread gossip
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  1. To spread gossip
  2. To engage in such gossip
  3. To talk idly or foolishly; gossip.
whisper
To tell (something) to (someone) privately or as a secret
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  1. To tell (something) to (someone) privately or as a secret
  2. To say or tell privately or secretly.
  3. To talk quietly or furtively, as in gossiping, maligning, or plotting
inform
(--- Obs.) To give form to
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  1. (--- Obs.) To give form to
  2. To impart information to; make aware of something:
  3. To give knowledge of something to; tell; acquaint with a fact, etc.
talk
To convey one's thoughts in a way other than by spoken words:
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  1. To convey one's thoughts in a way other than by spoken words:
  2. To utter or pronounce words:
  3. To speak about or discuss (something) or give expression to (something):
tip
To give a tip to:
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  1. To give a tip to:
  2. To give as a tip:
  3. To cover the tip or tips of (with something)
fink
To inform against another person.
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  1. To inform against another person.
  2. (Chiefly US, slang) To betray a trust.
  3. To withhold promised support or participation:
rat
(Slang) To work as a scab laborer.
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  1. (Slang) To work as a scab laborer.
  2. (Slang) To inform on or betray (someone)
  3. (Slang) To reveal incriminating or embarrassing information about someone, especially to a person in authority:
sing
To proclaim or extol something in verse.
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  1. To proclaim or extol something in verse.
  2. (Slang) To give information or evidence against someone.
  3. (Music) To produce the musical sound of:
snitch
To be an informer; tattle (on)
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  1. To be an informer; tattle (on)
  2. To act as an informer:
  3. To steal (something, usually something of little value); pilfer:
squeal
(Slang) To turn informer; betray an accomplice or secret.
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  1. (Slang) To turn informer; betray an accomplice or secret.
  2. To give forth a loud shrill cry or sound.
  3. To give sensitive information about someone to a third party; to rat on someone.
stool
(Slang) To act as a stool pigeon.
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  1. (Slang) To act as a stool pigeon.
  2. To put out shoots in the form of a stool
  3. (Botany) To send up shoots or suckers.
gossip
Trivial, chatty talk or writing.
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  1. Trivial, chatty talk or writing.
  2. Rumor or talk of a personal, sensational, or intimate nature.
  3. A person who chatters or repeats idle talk and rumors, esp. about the private affairs of others
gossipry
Idle talk; gossip.
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  1. Idle talk; gossip.
  2. Spiritual relationship or affinity; gossiprede; special intimacy.
  3. Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster's Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
hearsay
Unverified information heard or received from another; rumor.
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  1. Unverified information heard or received from another; rumor.
  2. (Law) evidence: an out-of-court statement offered in court for the truth of the matter asserted; normally inadmissible because not subject to cross-examination, unless the hearsay statement falls under one of the many exceptions
  3. (Law) evidence based on the reports of others rather than on personal knowledge; normally inadmissible because not made under oath
report
A spoken or written account of an event, usually presented in detail:
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  1. A spoken or written account of an event, usually presented in detail:
  2. A formal account of the proceedings or transactions of a group:
  3. An explosive noise:
rumor
General talk not based on definite knowledge; mere gossip; hearsay
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  1. General talk not based on definite knowledge; mere gossip; hearsay
  2. A piece of unverified information of uncertain origin usually spread by word of mouth.
  3. An unconfirmed report, story, or statement in general circulation
talebearing
Spreading gossip or rumor.
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  1. Spreading gossip or rumor.
tittle-tattle
Petty, idle gossip
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  1. Petty, idle gossip
  2. An idle, trifling talker; a gossip.
  3. Petty gossip; trivial talk.
word
Discourse or talk; speech:
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  1. Discourse or talk; speech:
  2. A command or direction; an order:
  3. News:
scuttlebutt
(Slang) Gossip; rumor.
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  1. (Slang) Gossip; rumor.
  2. A drinking fountain on a ship.
  3. (Nautical) A cask on a ship used to hold the day's supply of drinking water.
blab
A person who blabs
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  1. A person who blabs
  2. One who blabs; a babbler; a telltale; a gossip or gossiper.
  3. Loose chatter; gossip
gossip
Trivial, chatty talk or writing.
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  1. Trivial, chatty talk or writing.
  2. Rumor or talk of a personal, sensational, or intimate nature.
  3. A person who chatters or repeats idle talk and rumors, esp. about the private affairs of others
gossipmonger
One who gossips.
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  1. One who gossips.
  2. A person who spreads gossip.
  3. Gossip
newsmonger
Journalist
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  1. Journalist
  2. One who spreads news, especially a gossip.
  3. A person who spreads news; esp., a gossip
rumormonger
One who spreads rumors.
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  1. One who spreads rumors.
  2. A person who spreads rumors and gossip.
scandalmonger
A person who gossips maliciously and spreads scandal
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  1. A person who gossips maliciously and spreads scandal
  2. One who spreads malicious gossip.
  3. A person who trades in gossip. A person who collects and disseminates rumors.
tabby
A domestic cat, especially a female.
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  1. A domestic cat, especially a female.
  2. A domestic cat with a coat that has stripes or swirls of darker fur on a lighter background.
  3. A malicious woman gossip
talebearer
One who spreads malicious stories or gossip.
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  1. One who spreads malicious stories or gossip.
  2. An indiscreet person who spreads gossip.
taleteller
Storyteller
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  1. Storyteller
  2. A person who tells tales
  3. One who tells stories; a storyteller.
tattler
Either of two similar bird species in the shorebird genus Heteroscelus (Tringa in some taxonomies).
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  1. Either of two similar bird species in the shorebird genus Heteroscelus (Tringa in some taxonomies).
  2. One who tattles (notifies authorities of illicit behavi) or is inclined to do so; a tattletale.
  3. A person who tattles; gossip or informer
tattletale
An informer or talebearer
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  1. An informer or talebearer
  2. One who tattles (reports others' wrongdoings), often by a child seeking attention.
telltale
A ribbon, piece of yarn, etc. attached to a sail, shroud, etc. on a sailboat to indicate wind direction
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  1. A ribbon, piece of yarn, etc. attached to a sail, shroud, etc. on a sailboat to indicate wind direction
  2. Any of various devices that indicate or register information, especially:
  3. Something that indicates or reveals information; a sign.
whisperer
A person or thing that whispers
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  1. A person or thing that whispers
  2. Someone who tells secrets; a gossip.
  3. (Informal) A person, esp. a trainer, regarded as having a special rapport with (a specified type of animal)
yenta
A woman who meddles in the business of others; a busybody; a woman gossip; a gossipmonger
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  1. A woman who meddles in the business of others; a busybody; a woman gossip; a gossipmonger
  2. A person, especially a woman, who is considered to be meddlesome or gossipy.
  3. (Slang) A woman who is a gossip or busybody
Find another word for tattle. In this page you can discover 53 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for tattle, like: prattle, tell-on, chatter, gossip, tattletale, blab, gossip, noise, rumor, talk and tittle-tattle.

Sentence Examples

  • Then she asked, "You're not going to tattle on Claire about the real Annie, are you?"

  • A resignation letter isn't a time to "tattle."

  • tittle tattle why don't you bring some definite matters to the table?

  • She also mentions the rumour-mongering of recent tabloid tittle tattle.

  • Instead of trawling the media for tittle tattle why don't you bring some definite matters to the table?

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