tattletale

tattle +‎ tale

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tattletale (not comparable)

1. telltale; giveaway

tattletale (plural tattletales)

1. One who tattles (reports others' wrongdoings), often a child seeking attention.

   Synonyms: tattler, whistle-blower, narc, snitch; see also Thesaurus:informant

2. One who gossips, often for the sake of attention.

   Synonyms: gossip, rumourmonger; see also Thesaurus:gossiper

tattletale (third-person singular simple present tattletales, present participle tattletaling, simple past and past participle tattletaled)

1. (transitive, intransitive) To act as a tattletale; to tell on; to give away, reveal, or expose.