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verb (used without object)
1.
to let out secrets.
2.
to chatter, prate, or gossip.
verb (used with object)
3.
to utter idly; disclose by gossiping.
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Tattled
is always a great word to know.
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| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
noun
4.
the act of tattling.
5.
idle talk; chatter; gossip.
Origin:
1475–85; < Dutch tatelen; cognate with Middle Low German tatelen
1475–85; < Dutch tatelen; cognate with Middle Low German tatelen
Related forms
tat·tling·ly, adverb
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Word Origin & History
tattle
late 15c., "to stammer, prattle," in Caxton's translation of "Reynard the Fox," probably from M.Flem. tatelen "to stutter," parallel to M.Du., M.L.G., E.Fris. tateren "to chatter, babble," possibly of imitative origin. The meaning "tell tales or secrets" is first recorded 1580s. Sense influenced by
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