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tattle

/ˈtæt(ə)l/
noun
  1. A tattletale.

  2. Often said of children: a piece of incriminating information or an account of wrongdoing that is said about another person.

  3. Idle talk; gossip; an instance of such talk or gossip.

Synonymstelltale tit
verb
  1. To chatter; to gossip.

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

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

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