as in gossiped
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 tattled
But that’s because Kaegi tattled on himself in 2020, requesting an inspection to make sure a 700 square foot addition was included in his value.
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A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2026
A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tattled
Verb
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The column gossiped about which journalists and pundits did not pass the new purity test.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
7 May 2026
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One student was determined to get high-fives from a reporter, and students gossiped about gaining fame in the local paper.—
Joseph States,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Everyone knew someone who knew someone who was picked up by the military police, but no one talked.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 May 2026
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Luckey and Schimpf had first talked years before at a Founders Fund event, and Schimpf, Stephens, and Grimm were longtime friends.—
Allie Garfinkle,
Fortune,
6 May 2026
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“Tattled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tattled. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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