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Tattletale

noun/tˈæɾəltˌeɪl/
Definition
someone who gossips indiscreetly
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/tˈæɾəltˌeɪl/
🇬🇧British English
/tˈatəltˌeɪl/
🇮🇳Indian English
/tˈatəltˌeɪl/
3 syllables Say it as /tˈæɾəltˌeɪl/.
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Word Forms
tattleverbdivulge confidential information or secrets
telltaleadjectivedisclosing unintentionally
Around the World
Europe
🇫🇷French
commère
quelqu'un qui bavarde indiscrètement
🇪🇸Spanish
chismoso
alguien que chismea indiscretamente
🇮🇹Italian
pettegolezzo
qualcuno che spettegola indiscretamente
🇳🇱Dutch
klikspaan
iemand die indiscreet roddelt
🇵🇹Portuguese
fofoqueiro
alguém que fofoca indiscretamente
🇷🇺Russian
болтовня
тот, кто сплетничает неосторожно
India
🇮🇳Hindi
झूठी अफ़वाह
कोई व्यक्ति जो अविवेकपूर्ण ढंग से गपशप करता हो
🇧🇩Bengali
গল্প
কেউ যে নির্বিচারে গসিপ করে
🇮🇳Tamil
தட்டில்டேல்
கண்மூடித்தனமாக கிசுகிசுக்கிற ஒருவர்
🇮🇳Marathi
गप्पागोष्टी
कोणीतरी जो अविवेकीपणे गप्पा मारतो
🇮🇳Gujarati
ટાટલટેલ
કોઈ વ્યક્તિ જે અવિચારી રીતે ગપસપ કરે છે
🇮🇳Kannada
ಟಟಲ್ಟೇಲ್
ವಿವೇಚನೆಯಿಲ್ಲದೆ ಗಾಸಿಪ್ ಮಾಡುವ ಯಾರಾದರೂ
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਬਕਵਾਸ
ਕੋਈ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਜੋ ਬਿਨਾਂ ਸੋਚੇ-ਸਮਝੇ ਗੱਪਾਂ ਮਾਰਦਾ ਹੈ
🇵🇰Urdu
گپ شپ
کوئی شخص جو لاپرواہی سے گپ شپ کرتا ہے۔
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
流言蜚语
闲言闲语的人
🇯🇵Japanese
雑談
軽率に噂話をする人
🇰🇷Korean
경렴
함부로 험담하는 사람
🇻🇳Vietnamese
chuyện tầm phào
một người buôn chuyện một cách thiếu thận trọng
🇹🇭Thai
นกกะปูด
คนที่นินทาอย่างไม่รอบคอบ
🇮🇩Indonesian
pengadu
seseorang yang bergosip secara diam-diam
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
ثرثرة
شخص يثرثر دون قصد
🇮🇷Persian
تتل افسانه
کسی که بی احتیاط غیبت می کند
🇹🇷Turkish
dedikodu
düşüncesizce dedikodu yapan biri
🇮🇱Hebrew
רַכלָן
מישהו שמרכל בחוסר דיסקרטיות
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'tattletale'?
The primary meaning of 'tattletale' is 'someone who gossips indiscreetly'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'tattletale' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'tattletale' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'tattletale' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'tattletale' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
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