Tattle Taleとは 意味・読み方・使い方

発音

• (General American) IPA: /ˈtætəlˌteɪl/

形容詞

tattletale (not comparable)

1. telltale; giveaway

名詞

tattletale (plural tattletales) (colloquial, chiefly childish)

1. One who tattles (reports others' wrongdoings), often a child seeking attention.

   Synonyms: tattler, whistle-blower, narc, snitch; see also Thesaurus:informant

2. One who gossips, often for the sake of attention.

   Synonyms: gossip, rumourmonger; see also Thesaurus:gossiper

動詞

tattletale (third-person singular simple present tattletales, present participle tattletaling, simple past and past participle tattletaled)

1. (ambitransitive, colloquial, chiefly childish) To act as a tattletale; to tell on; to give away, reveal, or expose.