Tattling — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly

divulge confidential information or secrets

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/tˈæɾəlɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/tˈatəlɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/tˈatəlɪŋ/

2 syllables Say it as /tˈæɾəlɪŋ/.

Examples

Be careful--his secretary talks

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

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

Antonyms

keep quiet

Parts of Speech

verb	speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly
verb	divulge confidential information or secrets “Be careful--his secretary talks”
adjective	prone to communicate confidential information

Word Forms

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
leak	noun	unauthorized (especially deliberate) disclosure of confidential information

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

plappern

(über unwichtige Dinge) schnell und ununterbrochen sprechen

🇫🇷French

bavardage

parler (de sujets sans importance) rapidement et sans cesse

🇪🇸Spanish

chismoso

hablar (sobre asuntos sin importancia) rápida e incesantemente

🇮🇹Italian

chiacchiere

parlare (di questioni non importanti) rapidamente e incessantemente

🇳🇱Dutch

kletsen

snel en onophoudelijk spreken (over onbelangrijke zaken).

🇵🇹Portuguese

fofoca

falar (sobre assuntos sem importância) rápida e incessantemente

🇷🇺Russian

болтовня

говорить (о неважных вещах) быстро и непрерывно

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कोई भेद खोलना

(महत्वहीन मामलों के बारे में) तेजी से और लगातार बोलें

🇧🇩Bengali

tattleing

দ্রুত এবং অবিরামভাবে (অগুরুত্বপূর্ণ বিষয় সম্পর্কে) কথা বলুন

🇮🇳Tamil

தட்டுதல்

(முக்கியமற்ற விஷயங்களைப் பற்றி) வேகமாகவும் இடைவிடாமல் பேசவும்

🇮🇳Marathi

टॅटलिंग

(अमहत्त्वाच्या बाबींबद्दल) वेगाने आणि सतत बोला

🇮🇳Gujarati

ટૅટલિંગ

ઝડપથી અને અવિરતપણે (બિનમહત્વની બાબતો વિશે) બોલો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಟ್ಯಾಟ್ಲಿಂಗ್

(ಪ್ರಮುಖವಲ್ಲದ ವಿಷಯಗಳ ಬಗ್ಗೆ) ವೇಗವಾಗಿ ಮತ್ತು ನಿರಂತರವಾಗಿ ಮಾತನಾಡಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ടാറ്റിംഗ്

(അപ്രധാന കാര്യങ്ങളെക്കുറിച്ച്) വേഗത്തിലും ഇടവിടാതെയും സംസാരിക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਟੈਟਲਿੰਗ

(ਗੈਰ-ਮਹੱਤਵਹੀਣ ਮਾਮਲਿਆਂ ਬਾਰੇ) ਤੇਜ਼ੀ ਨਾਲ ਅਤੇ ਨਿਰੰਤਰ ਬੋਲੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

ٹٹولنا

(غیر اہم معاملات کے بارے میں) تیزی سے اور لگاتار بولیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

打小报告

快速而不间断地谈论（谈论不重要的事情）

🇯🇵Japanese

ガタガタする

（重要でない事柄について）早口かつ絶え間なく話す

🇰🇷Korean

고자질하는

(중요하지 않은 문제에 대해) 빠르고 끊임없이 말하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nói huyên thuyên

nói (về những vấn đề không quan trọng) một cách nhanh chóng và không ngừng

🇹🇭Thai

กำลังพูด

พูด (เกี่ยวกับเรื่องไม่สำคัญ) อย่างรวดเร็วและไม่หยุดหย่อน

🇮🇩Indonesian

mengadu

berbicara (tentang hal-hal yang tidak penting) dengan cepat dan terus-menerus

🇵🇭Filipino

nagtatampo

magsalita (tungkol sa mga hindi mahalagang bagay) nang mabilis at walang tigil

🇲🇾Malay

mengomel

bercakap (tentang perkara yang tidak penting) dengan cepat dan tanpa henti

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الثرثرة

التحدث (عن الأمور غير المهمة) بسرعة وبشكل متواصل

🇮🇷Persian

قلقلقه کردن

سریع و بی وقفه (در مورد مسائل بی اهمیت) صحبت کنید

🇹🇷Turkish

gevezelik

(önemsiz konular hakkında) hızlı ve sürekli konuşmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

מקשקשת

לדבר (על עניינים לא חשובים) במהירות וללא הפסק

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