tattle

v., -tled, -tling, -tles.

v.intr.

1. To reveal the plans or activities of another; gossip. See synonyms at gossip.
2. To chatter aimlessly; prate.

v.tr.

To reveal through gossiping.

n.

1. Aimless chatter; prattle.
2. Gossip; talebearing.
3. A tattletale.

[Middle English tatelen, to stammer, probably from Middle Dutch, of imitative origin.]

tattlingly tat'tling·ly adv.

verb

1. To engage in or spread gossip: blab, gossip, noise, rumor, talk, tittle-tattle, whisper. Idioms: tell tales, tell tales out of school. See words.
2. To give incriminating information about others, especially to the authorities: inform, talk, tip³ (off). Informal fink. Slang rat, sing, snitch, squeal, stool. Idioms: blow the whistle. See knowledge/ignorance, law.

noun

1. Idle, often sensational and groundless talk about others: gossip, gossipry, hearsay, report, rumor, talebearing, tittle-tattle, word. Slang scuttlebutt. See words.
2. A person habitually engaged in idle talk about others: blab, gossip, gossiper, gossipmonger, newsmonger, rumormonger, scandalmonger, tabby, talebearer, taleteller, tattler, tattletale, telltale, whisperer. Slang yenta. See words.

v

Definition: gossip; tell rumor
Antonyms: conceal, hide

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - sludder, passiar, sladder
v. intr. - sludre, passiare, sladre, løbe med sladder
v. tr. - sladre om

Nederlands (Dutch)
geklets, kletsen

Français (French)
n. - commérages
v. intr. - jaser, cafarder sur qn (fam)
v. tr. - jaser, bavarder

Deutsch (German)
v. - plaudern, klatschen
n. - Geplauder, Klatsch

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - φλυαρώ, κουτσομπολεύω
n. - κουβεντολόι, φλυαρία, κουτσομπολιό

Italiano (Italian)
chiacchierare, chiacchiera

Português (Portuguese)
n. - tagarelice (f), conversa (f) fiada, mexerico
v. - tagarelar, mexericar, bisbilhotar

Русский (Russian)
сплетня, болтовня, сплетничать

Español (Spanish)
n. - chismorreo, cháchara
v. intr. - chismorrear, charlar, comadrear
v. tr. - descubrir, revelar (charlando)

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - skvallra, tissla och tassla, tjattra, prata
n. - skvaller, tjatter, prat

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
无聊话, 饶舌, 闲话, 闲谈, 泄露秘密, 谈论, 泄露

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 無聊話, 饒舌, 閒話
v. intr. - 閒談, 泄露秘密, 談論
v. tr. - 洩露

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 비밀 누설, 수다 , 고자질
v. intr. - 잡담하다, 비밀을 누설하다, 수다 떨다
v. tr. - 퍼뜨리다, 함부로 지껄이다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 世間話
v. - しゃべり回る

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يهذر, يثرثر (الاسم) قيل وقال, ثرثرة‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮פטפוט, רכילות‬
v. intr. - ‮פיטפט, ריכל‬
v. tr. - ‮דיבר הבלים, הלשין‬

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