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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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A resignation letter isn't a time to "tattle."
One of The Jonas Brothers' back-up dancers played tattle tale and told her father, who confronted Lovato.
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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