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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024tat•tler (tat′lər),USA pronunciation n. - a person who tattles;
telltale. - Birdseither of two shorebirds of the genus Heteroscelus, having a loud, whistling cry.
- Birdsany of various related shorebirds having shrill cries, as the yellowlegs.
- Fisha small bass, Serranus phoebe, of the West Indies and Florida.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: ˈtattler /ˈtætlə/ n - a person who tattles; gossip
- any of several sandpipers of the genus Heteroscelus, such as H. incanus (Polynesian tattler), of Pacific coastal regions
tat•tle /ˈtætəl/USA pronunciation v., -tled, -tling, n. v. - to tell something secret about another out of spite:[no object]Don't tattle; it's not friendly.
- tattle on, [~ + on + object] to betray by tattling:Why did you tattle on me?
n. [countable] - the act of tattling.
tat•tler, n. [countable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024tat•tle (tat′l),USA pronunciation v., -tled, -tling, n. v.i. - to let out secrets.
- to chatter, prate, or gossip.
v.t. - to utter idly;
disclose by gossiping.
n. - the act of tattling.
- idle talk;
chatter;
gossip.
- Dutch tatelen; cognate with Middle Low German tatelen
- 1475–85
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