Tattle — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

disclosing information or giving evidence about another

speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/tˈæɾəl/

🇬🇧British English

/tˈatəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/tˈatəl/

1 syllable Say it as /tˈæɾəl/.

Examples

Be careful--his secretary talks

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

prate talk gabble blabber babble tittle-tattle sing blab out piffle spill the beans twaddle chatter peach maunder prattle babble out telling clack blab gibber palaver let the cat out of the bag singing

Antonyms

keep quiet

Parts of Speech

noun	disclosing information or giving evidence about another
verb	speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly
verb	divulge confidential information or secrets “Be careful--his secretary talks”

Word Forms

tattle	verb	divulge confidential information or secrets
sing	verb	divulge confidential information or secrets
telling	adjective	disclosing unintentionally
tell	verb	give evidence
chatter	noun	noisy talk
chatterer	noun	an obnoxious and foolish and loquacious talker
piffle	noun	trivial nonsense
palaver	noun	loud and confused and empty talk
prater	noun	an obnoxious and foolish and loquacious talker
prate	noun	idle or foolish and irrelevant talk
tittle-tattle	noun	light informal conversation for social occasions
twaddler	noun	someone who twaddles; someone who writes or talks twaddle
twaddle	noun	pretentious or silly talk or writing
prattler	noun	someone who speaks in a childish way
prattle	noun	idle or foolish and irrelevant talk
blabber	noun	one who reveals confidential information in return for money
gabble	noun	rapid and indistinct speech
talkative	adjective	unwisely talking too much
talk	noun	idle gossip or rumor
tattle	noun	disclosing information or giving evidence about another
tattler	noun	someone who gossips indiscreetly
singing	noun	disclosing information or giving evidence about another

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

tratschen

Informationen preisgeben oder Aussagen über andere machen

🇫🇷French

cancans

divulguer des informations ou témoigner sur un autre

🇪🇸Spanish

chismes

revelar información o dar evidencia sobre otra

🇮🇹Italian

chiacchiere

rivelare informazioni o fornire prove su un altro

🇳🇱Dutch

kletsen

informatie vrijgeven of bewijs leveren over een ander

🇵🇹Portuguese

fofoca

divulgar informações ou prestar depoimento sobre outro

🇷🇺Russian

болтовня

раскрытие информации или дача показаний о другом

India

🇮🇳Hindi

गपशप

दूसरे के बारे में जानकारी का खुलासा करना या सबूत देना

🇧🇩Bengali

বকবক

তথ্য প্রকাশ করা বা অন্য সম্পর্কে প্রমাণ দেওয়া

🇮🇳Tamil

சலசலப்பு

மற்றொருவரைப் பற்றிய தகவலை வெளிப்படுத்துதல் அல்லது ஆதாரம் வழங்குதல்

🇮🇳Telugu

తక్కిన

మరొకరి గురించి సమాచారాన్ని బహిర్గతం చేయడం లేదా సాక్ష్యం ఇవ్వడం

🇮🇳Marathi

गोंगाट

माहिती उघड करणे किंवा दुसऱ्याबद्दल पुरावे देणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

ટોટલ

માહિતી જાહેર કરવી અથવા બીજા વિશે પુરાવા આપવી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಟಟಲ್

ಮಾಹಿತಿಯನ್ನು ಬಹಿರಂಗಪಡಿಸುವುದು ಅಥವಾ ಇನ್ನೊಬ್ಬರ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಪುರಾವೆಗಳನ್ನು ನೀಡುವುದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

തട്ടുക

മറ്റൊരാളെക്കുറിച്ചുള്ള വിവരങ്ങൾ വെളിപ്പെടുത്തുകയോ തെളിവുകൾ നൽകുകയോ ചെയ്യുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਗੁੰਝਲਦਾਰ

ਕਿਸੇ ਹੋਰ ਬਾਰੇ ਜਾਣਕਾਰੀ ਦਾ ਖੁਲਾਸਾ ਕਰਨਾ ਜਾਂ ਸਬੂਤ ਦੇਣਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

گڑبڑ

کسی دوسرے کے بارے میں معلومات کا انکشاف کرنا یا ثبوت دینا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

流言蜚语

披露有关他人的信息或提供证据

🇯🇵Japanese

ガタガタする

他人に関する情報の開示または証拠の提供

🇰🇷Korean

고자질

다른 사람에 대한 정보를 공개하거나 증거를 제공하는 행위

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nói nhảm

tiết lộ thông tin hoặc đưa ra bằng chứng về người khác

🇹🇭Thai

นินทา

การเปิดเผยข้อมูลหรือให้หลักฐานเกี่ยวกับบุคคลอื่น

🇮🇩Indonesian

mengadukan

mengungkapkan informasi atau memberikan bukti tentang hal lain

🇲🇾Malay

mengomel

mendedahkan maklumat atau memberi keterangan tentang orang lain

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ثرثرة

- إفشاء معلومات أو تقديم أدلة بشأن شخص آخر

🇮🇷Persian

تکه تکه کردن

افشای اطلاعات یا ارائه مدرک در مورد دیگری

🇹🇷Turkish

dedikodu

başkası hakkında bilgi ifşa etmek veya kanıt sunmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

רְכִילוּת

גילוי מידע או מתן עדות על אחר

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The primary meaning of 'tattle' is 'disclosing information or giving evidence about another'.

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