as in rumor
information or opinion that is widely disseminated without any authority or confirmation of accuracy
she claims to have picked up some juicy tattle about the celebrity couple
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as in to gossip
to relate sometimes questionable or secret information of a personal nature
those neighborhood busybodies, constantly tattling and whispering over their backyard fences
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Recent Examples of tattle
Kristen Baldwin,
EW.com,
13 Oct. 2023
But the real interest of this book lies not in its colorful tittle-tattle but in its richness as psychodrama.
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Brooke Allen,
WSJ,
2 Sep. 2022
James Druckman,
Mercury News,
17 Oct. 2025
In turn, the AGI might tattle on them to government authorities.
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Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Fortunately for him, none of the women rush to tattle on anyone else.
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Kristen Baldwin,
EW.com,
13 Oct. 2023
But the real interest of this book lies not in its colorful tittle-tattle but in its richness as psychodrama.
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Brooke Allen,
WSJ,
2 Sep. 2022
Verb
Columbia University agreed to muzzle professors, allowing students to tattle on lectures that criticize the Israeli state or suggest that Palestinian people might be suffering.
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James Druckman,
Mercury News,
17 Oct. 2025
In turn, the AGI might tattle on them to government authorities.
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Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tattle
Noun
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The latest celebs to fall prey to the romance rumor mill?
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Mitchell joins a Celtics position group headlined by Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown, though the latter is the subject of trade rumors after he was floated in a potential swap for Giannis Antetokounmpo (whom the Miami Heat ultimately acquired).
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GiGi had been on the phone for the past hour, the receiver tucked between her head and her left shoulder, a Prince album playing loudly so Syl couldn’t hear her gossiping.
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This is often easier said than done – no one wants to be gossiped about.
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Trump made the threat on Sunday, even as Vice President JD Vance met Iranian officials in Switzerland for the first talks under the interim accord.
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Still looming over talks, however, is the Israel-Hezbollah conflict in Lebanon, which has continued despite a recent renewal of their ceasefire agreement.
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The Alameda County Coroner’s Office said an autopsy report is awaiting test results after extra testing was requested by Martin’s family.
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The trail that led to the record haul began in the state of Queensland, when local police officers responding to reports of a truck fire found 40 kilograms of cocaine floating in the sea near a boat ramp.
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