tattle
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++tat·tle /ˈtætl/ verb [intransitive] 1. old-fashionedRUMOUR/RUMOR to talk about other people’s private lives 说闲话；谈论他人隐私 SYN gossip2 DTELL A SECRET especially American English if a child tattles, they tell a parent or teacher that another child has done something bad 〔小孩〕打小报告tattle on Robert is always tattling on me for things I didn’t do. 罗伯特总是乱打我的小报告。 → tittle-tattle —tattle noun [uncountable] —tattler noun [countable]→ See Verb table
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tattle• She had only the power to tattle on us, and really not even that.• The chamber also said companies fear retribution from regulators they tattle on.tattle on• Robert is always tattling on me for things I didn't do.Origin tattle (1400-1500) Middle Dutch tatelentat·tle verbChineseSyllable
about to private Corpus people’s lives other talk
tattle
tat‧tle /ˈtætl/
verb [intransitive]
SYN gossip
2. especially American English if a child tattles, they tell a parent or teacher that another child has done something bad
tattle on
Robert is always tattling on me for things I didn’t do. ⇨ tittle-tattle
—tattle noun [uncountable]
—tattler noun [countable]
tat‧tle /ˈtætl/
verb [intransitive] Date: 1400-1500
Language: Middle Dutch
Origin: tatelen
1. old-fashioned to talk about other people’s private lives Language: Middle Dutch
Origin: tatelen
SYN gossip
2. especially American English if a child tattles, they tell a parent or teacher that another child has done something bad
tattle on
—tattle noun [uncountable]
—tattler noun [countable]
especially