"tattletale" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-tattletale.wav
Etymology: From tattle + tale. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|tattle|tale}} tattle + tale Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} tattletale (not comparable)
  1. telltale; giveaway Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): People Translations (telltale): onthullend (Dutch), verräterisch (German), cabueta (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-tattletale-en-adj--oQ4a35L Disambiguation of People: 37 36 19 8 Categories (other): English exocentric verb-noun compounds Disambiguation of English exocentric verb-noun compounds: 15 30 20 35

Noun [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-tattletale.wav Forms: tattletales [plural]
Etymology: From tattle + tale. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|tattle|tale}} tattle + tale Head templates: {{en-noun}} tattletale (plural tattletales)
  1. One who tattles (reports others' wrongdoings), often a child seeking attention. Categories (topical): People Synonyms: tattler, whistle-blower, narc, snitch, informant Translations (one who tattles): xəbərçi (Azerbaijani), ошаҡсы (oşaqsı) (Bashkir), sumbongero (Cebuano), klikspaan [feminine, masculine] (Dutch), juorukello (Finnish), cafteur [masculine] (French), cafteuse [feminine] (French), Petze [feminine] (German), Verpetzer [masculine] (German), Verpfeifer [masculine] (German), Anschwärzer [masculine] (German), gestor [masculine] (Latin), چغل (čoğol) (Persian), Pludadoos [feminine] (Plautdietsch), skarżypyta [feminine, masculine] (Polish), я́беда (jábeda) [feminine, masculine] (Russian), acusica [feminine, masculine] (Spanish), cuentero [masculine] (Spanish), soplón [masculine] (Spanish), hocicón [masculine] (Spanish), correveidile (Spanish), skvallerbytta (Swedish), gammaz (Turkish), ispiyoncu (Turkish)
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  2. One who gossips, often for the sake of attention. Categories (topical): People Synonyms: gossip, rumourmonger, gossiper Translations (one who gossips): qeybətçi (Azerbaijani), xəbərçi (Azerbaijani), ғәйбәтсе (ğəybətse) (Bashkir), ошаҡсы (oşaqsı) (Bashkir), roddelaar [masculine] (Dutch), roddelaarster [feminine] (Dutch), klaĉemulino (Esperanto), klaĉemulo (Esperanto), commère [feminine] (French), Klatschbase [feminine] (German), Quasselstrippe [feminine] (German), Quatschtüte [feminine] (German), Schwätzer [masculine] (German), Schwätzerin [feminine] (German), Tratschtante [feminine] (German), pettegolo [masculine] (Italian), pettegola [feminine] (Italian), спле́тник (splétnik) [masculine] (Russian), спле́тница (splétnica) [feminine] (Russian), болту́н (boltún) [masculine] (Russian), болту́нья (boltúnʹja) [feminine] (Russian), болту́шка (boltúška) [feminine] (Russian), chismoso [masculine] (Spanish), hocicón [masculine] (Spanish), gacetilla (Spanish), skvallertant [common-gender] (Swedish), sladdertacka [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-tattletale-en-noun-3csznghm Disambiguation of People: 37 36 19 8 Categories (other): English exocentric verb-noun compounds Disambiguation of English exocentric verb-noun compounds: 15 30 20 35 Disambiguation of 'one who gossips': 24 76

Verb [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-tattletale.wav Forms: tattletales [present, singular, third-person], tattletaling [participle, present], tattletaled [participle, past], tattletaled [past]
Etymology: From tattle + tale. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|tattle|tale}} tattle + tale Head templates: {{en-verb}} tattletale (third-person singular simple present tattletales, present participle tattletaling, simple past and past participle tattletaled)
  1. (transitive, intransitive) To act as a tattletale; to tell on; to give away, reveal, or expose. Tags: intransitive, transitive
    Sense id: en-tattletale-en-verb-ChHe3wWk Categories (other): English exocentric verb-noun compounds Disambiguation of English exocentric verb-noun compounds: 15 30 20 35

Inflected forms

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      "word": "sladdertacka"
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