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Examples of tattle in a Sentence
she claims to have picked up some juicy tattle about the candidate
Origin and Etymology of tattle
Middle Dutch tatelen; akin to Middle English tateren to tattle
Examples of tattle in a Sentence
those neighborhood busybodies, constantly tattling and whispering over their backyard fences
Recent Examples of tattle from the Web
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Media tittle-tattle about President Trump’s telephone calls with foreign counterparts received new fuel last week after details leaked of a conversation with Russia’s Vladimir Putin.
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First Known Use of tattle
circa 1529
TATTLE Defined for English Language Learners
tattle
Definition of tattle for English Language Learners
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: to tell a parent, teacher, etc., about something bad or wrong that another child has done
TATTLE Defined for Kids
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playDefinition of tattle for Students
tattled
;tattling
: to tell on someone
tattler
\ˈtat-lər\ nounLearn More about tattle
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