tattletale
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tattletale (not comparable)
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telltale
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tattletale (plural tattletales)
- One who tattles (reports others' wrongdoings), often a child seeking attention.
- Synonyms: tattler, whistle-blower, narc, snitch; see also Thesaurus:informant
- One who gossips, often for the sake of attention.
- Synonyms: gossip, rumourmonger; see also Thesaurus:gossiper
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one who tattles
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one who gossips
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Verb edit
tattletale (third-person singular simple present tattletales, present participle tattletaling, simple past and past participle tattletaled)
- (transitive, intransitive) To act as a tattletale; to tell on; to give away, reveal, or expose.