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tattle

The correct spelling is tattle.

How to pronounce tattle

/ˈtæt(ə)l/
noun

IPA: /ˈtæt(ə)l/

Say it like: Tat-tle

The correct spelling is tattle. A tattletale.

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Meanings

noun

  1. 1.A tattletale.
  2. 2.Often said of children: a piece of incriminating information or an account of wrongdoing that is said about another person.
  3. 3.Idle talk; gossip; an instance of such talk or gossip.

verb

  1. 1.To chatter; to gossip.
  2. 2.Often said of children: to report incriminating information about another person, or a person's wrongdoing; to tell on somebody.
  3. 3.To speak like a baby or young child; to babble, to prattle; to speak haltingly; to stutter.

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