HyperDic: tattle

English > 3 senses of the word tattle:
NOUNcommunicationtattle, singing, tellingdisclosing information or giving evidence about another
VERBcommunicationtattle, chatter, piffle, palaver, prate, tittle-tattle, twaddle, clack, maunder, prattle, blab, gibber, blabber, gabblespeak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly
communicationtattle, spill the beans, let the cat out of the bag, talk, blab, peach, babble, sing, babble out, blab outdivulge confidential information or secrets
tattle > pronunciation
Soundstae'tahl
Rhymesabdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl...
English > tattle: 3 senses > noun 1, communication
Meaningdisclosing information or giving evidence about another.
Synonymssinging, telling
Broaderdisclosure, revelation, revealingThe speech act of making something evident / evident
Spanishchivatazo
Verbstattledivulge confidential information or secrets
English > tattle: 3 senses > verb 1, communication
Meaningspeak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly.
PatternSomebody ----s
Synonymschatter, piffle, palaver, prate, tittle-tattle, twaddle, clack, maunder, prattle, blab, gibber, blabber, gabble
Narrowerbabble, blather, smatter, blether, blitherTo talk / talk foolishly
Broadertalk, speak, utter, mouth, verbalize, verbaliseExpress in speech
Spanishcharlar, cotillear, disparatar, garlar, parlotear
Catalandesbarrar, garlar, parlotejar, xerrar
English > tattle: 3 senses > verb 2, communication
Meaningdivulge confidential information or secrets.
PatternSomebody ----s
Synonymsspill the beans, let the cat out of the bag, talk, blab, peach, babble, sing, babble out, blab out
Broaderunwrap, disclose, let on, bring out, reveal, discover, expose, divulge, break, give away, let out, uncoverMake known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret
Oppositekeep quiet, shut one's mouth, keep one's mouth shutRefrain from divulging sensitive information
Similar tospill, talkreveal information
Spanishcantar, cotillear, delatar, mascullar
Catalancantar, divulgar, murmurar, parlar, parlotejar, revelar, xerrar
Nounstattledisclosing information or giving evidence about another
tattlersomeone who gossips indiscreetly

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