"tattle" meaning in English

See tattle in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈtæt(ə)l/ [UK], /ˈtætl̩/ [US] Audio: en-au-tattle.ogg [Australia] Forms: tattle [canonical], tattles [third-person, singular], tattled [past], tattled [past, participle], tattling [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|tattl|e}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If people tattle, they To chatter or gossip.
    Sense id: simple-tattle-en-verb--SbZBvFF Categories (other): Verbs
  2. If a child tattles, they report the wrongdoings of another person. Tags: Canada, US
    Sense id: simple-tattle-en-verb-MjjLVBRb Categories (other): Verbs
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