单词	telltales
释义	telltale noun tell·​tale ˈtel-ˌtāl  1 a : an outward sign : indication b : talebearer, informer 2 : a device for indicating or recording something: such as a : a wind-direction indicator often in the form of a ribbon b : a strip of metal on the front wall of a racquets or squash court above which the ball must be hit telltale adjective Synonyms circulator gossip gossiper gossipmonger newsmonger quidnunc tale-teller talebearer yenta See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences the media's professional telltales have basically decided that today's celebrities have no right to privacy the department telltale told the boss that his coworkers were taking extra long breaks Recent Examples on the Web An unusual labor market, too Another common telltale is employment. Laurent Belsie, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 July 2022 As the economy reopened earlier this year, Disney’s response—and consumers’ enthusiasm to get back to the parks—became a telltale of the country’s larger re-emergence. Erich Schwartzel, WSJ, 29 July 2021 Clean all outboard telltales with a piece of wire, and store the engine in a vertical position to make sure the water drains completely. Popmech Editors, Popular Mechanics, 21 Nov. 2019 But the best telltale is that the tourists are the only ones swimming in the ocean. Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 15 Nov. 2019 FordPass enabled vehicles have a telltale in the top right hand corner of the SYNC screen if location sharing and remote start/stop, lock/unlock are active. Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 28 Oct. 2019 That’s a telltale for the approach on the culinary business for me. Kristine M. Kierzek, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 15 May 2018 And nobody is closer to these telltales - and the people who fuel them - than Lisa Fair, Chico Lewis and Roger Lowe. Mark Naymik, cleveland.com, 26 Apr. 2018 See More Word History First Known Use 1548, in the meaning defined at sense 1b Kids Definition telltale adjective tell·​tale ˈtel-ˌtāl  : indicating or giving evidence of something … she figured the telltale signs of crying would have disappeared by the time she got to her grandmother's house. Kevin Henkes, Olive's Ocean telltales noun plural of telltale 1 as in gossipers a person who habitually reveals personal or sensational facts about others the media's professional telltales have basically decided that today's celebrities have no right to privacy Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance gossipers informants gossips informers circulators yentas newsmongers tattlers gossipmongers tattletales squealers tale-tellers quidnuncs blabbermouths snitchers stool pigeons talebearers libelers scandalmongers betrayers 2 as in informants a person who provides information about another's wrongdoing the department telltale told the boss that his coworkers were taking extra long breaks Synonyms & Similar Words informants informers canaries tattlers tattletales squealers spies narks stoolies snitches rats betrayers snitchers stool pigeons collaborators deep throats talebearers whistle-blowers finks rat finks gossipers blabbermouths gossips blabbers snoops leakers notifiers snoopers
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