tattle

/ˈtæt(ə)l//-ɾl̩/

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.

Synonyms

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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