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tattletale

Pronunciation: /ˈtatlteɪl/

US
Definition of tattletale

noun

  • a person, especially a child, who reveals secrets or informs on others; a telltale.

verb

[no object]
  • reveal someone’s secrets; tell tales: she won the approval of the nuns by maintaining loyalty only to Lee and tattletaling on anyone else

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