Background for tattling

tattling

/ˈtætlɪŋ/ /ˈtæɾlɪŋ/

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verb

To chatter; to gossip.

Examples :

""Instead of doing her work, Maria was tattling about her coworker's messy desk." "

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verb

Often said of children: to report incriminating information about another person, or a person's wrongdoing; to tell on somebody.

Examples :

""The teacher told the students to stop tattling on each other about who was talking in class." "

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verb

To speak like a baby or young child; to babble, to prattle; to speak haltingly; to stutter.

Examples :

"The toddler, still learning to speak clearly, was tattling about the dog, pointing and saying, "Doggie... boo-boo... ow!" "

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noun

The speech of one who tattles.

Examples :

"The teacher ignored Michael's constant tattling about his classmates. "

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