Telltale — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

someone who gossips indiscreetly

disclosing unintentionally

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/tˈɛlteɪl/

🇬🇧British English

/tˈɛlteɪl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/tˈɛlteɪl/

2 syllables Say it as /tˈɛlteɪl/.

Examples

a telling smile
a telltale panel of lights
a telltale patch of oil on the water marked where the boat went down

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

tattletale taleteller revealing tattler telling blabbermouth talebearer

Parts of Speech

noun	someone who gossips indiscreetly
adjective	disclosing unintentionally “a telling smile”

Word Forms

tattle	verb	divulge confidential information or secrets
telltale	adjective	disclosing unintentionally
telling	noun	disclosing information or giving evidence about another
telltale	noun	someone who gossips indiscreetly

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

verräterisch

jemand, der indiskret klatscht

🇫🇷French

témoin

quelqu'un qui bavarde indiscrètement

🇪🇸Spanish

indicador

alguien que chismea indiscretamente

🇮🇹Italian

rivelatore

qualcuno che spettegola indiscretamente

🇳🇱Dutch

veelbetekenend

iemand die indiscreet roddelt

🇵🇹Portuguese

revelador

alguém que fofoca indiscretamente

🇷🇺Russian

предатель

тот, кто сплетничает неосторожно

India

🇮🇳Hindi

भांजीमार

कोई व्यक्ति जो अविवेकपूर्ण ढंग से गपशप करता हो

🇧🇩Bengali

গল্প

কেউ যে নির্বিচারে গসিপ করে

🇮🇳Tamil

சொல்லும்

கண்மூடித்தனமாக கிசுகிசுக்கிற ஒருவர்

🇮🇳Telugu

చెప్పేది

విచక్షణ లేకుండా గాసిప్ చేసే వ్యక్తి

🇮🇳Marathi

सांगणे

कोणीतरी जो अविवेकीपणे गप्पा मारतो

🇮🇳Gujarati

કહેવત

કોઈ વ્યક્તિ જે અવિચારી રીતે ગપસપ કરે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹೇಳುವ

ವಿವೇಚನೆಯಿಲ್ಲದೆ ಗಾಸಿಪ್ ಮಾಡುವ ಯಾರಾದರೂ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പറയുക

വിവേചനരഹിതമായി ഗോസിപ്പ് ചെയ്യുന്ന ഒരാൾ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਦੱਸਣਾ

ਕੋਈ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਜੋ ਬਿਨਾਂ ਸੋਚੇ-ਸਮਝੇ ਗੱਪਾਂ ਮਾਰਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

بتانا

کوئی شخص جو لاپرواہی سے گپ شپ کرتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

泄露秘密的

闲言闲语的人

🇯🇵Japanese

証拠

軽率に噂話をする人

🇰🇷Korean

경렴

함부로 험담하는 사람

🇻🇳Vietnamese

kể chuyện

một người buôn chuyện một cách thiếu thận trọng

🇹🇭Thai

ปากโป้ง

คนที่นินทาอย่างไม่รอบคอบ

🇮🇩Indonesian

tanda

seseorang yang bergosip secara diam-diam

🇵🇭Filipino

masasabi

isang taong nagtsitsismis nang hindi maingat

🇲🇾Malay

bercerita

seseorang yang mengumpat secara tidak senonoh

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

منبه

شخص يثرثر دون قصد

🇮🇷Persian

گویای

کسی که بی احتیاط غیبت می کند

🇹🇷Turkish

anlatan

düşüncesizce dedikodu yapan biri

🇮🇱Hebrew

מַלשִׁין

מישהו שמרכל בחוסר דיסקרטיות

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The primary meaning of 'telltale' is 'someone who gossips indiscreetly'.

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