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单词 tattletale
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tattletale

[ tat-l-teyl ]
/ ˈtæt lˌteɪl /
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noun

a talebearer or informer, especially among children.

adjective

telltale; revealing: a tattletale smear of lipstick on his collar.

Origin of tattletale

An Americanism dating back to 1885–90; tattle + tale

Words nearby tattletale

tattie-bogle, tattie-peelin, tatting, tattle, tattler, tattletale, tattletale gray, tattoo, tattva, tat tvam asi, tatty
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Example sentences from the Web for tattletale

  • He wanted a dog to help him hunt, but he did not want a tattletale.

    The Magic Speech Flower|Melvin Hix
  • Course, I didn't need to worry, because Stinky told them all right, just like a tattletale.

    We Didn't Do Anything Wrong, Hardly|Roger Kuykendall
  • That First Lieutenant of ours either has eyes in the back of his head or else the Sergeant is a tattletale.

    Conscript 2989|Irving Crump

British Dictionary definitions for tattletale

tattletale
/ (ˈtætəlˌteɪl) /

noun mainly US and Canadian

a scandalmonger or gossip
another word for telltale (def. 1)
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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