tattle

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈtæt(ə)l/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈtætl̩/ or [-æɾl̩]

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• Hyphenation: tat‧tle

Verb

Plain form tattle

Third-person singular tattles

Past tense tattled

Past participle tattled

Present participle tattling

1. (intransitive) If people tattle, they chatter or gossip.
2. (intransitive) (derogatory) (Canada) (US) If someone tattles on the person, they are trying to get that person in trouble by telling on them about what they have done; to snitch on someone.