"tattling" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: tattlings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} tattling (plural tattlings)
  1. The speech of one who tattles. Derived forms: tittle-tattling
    Sense id: en-tattling-en-noun-h-EvaDaf

Verb [English]

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} tattling
  1. present participle and gerund of tattle Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: tattle
    Sense id: en-tattling-en-verb-WfSYPonE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 71

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for tattling meaning in All languages combined (1.8kB)

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