tattle 1 of 2

as in rumor
information or opinion that is widely disseminated without any authority or confirmation of accuracy she claims to have picked up some juicy tattle about the celebrity couple

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tattle

2 of 2

verb

as in to gossip
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 tattle
Noun
Today’s blowhard bloggers and their tattle texts? Chris Vognar, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2021 But the real interest of this book lies not in its colorful tittle-tattle but in its richness as psychodrama. Brooke Allen, WSJ, 2 Sep. 2022
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This creates a situation where neighbors are tattling on their neighbor’s home and the city would investigate. Pierluigi Oliverio, The Mercury News, 15 Mar. 2024 There is no product settling into the creases of my smile line, tattling on my ‘no makeup; makeup’ look. Leah Romero, ELLE, 20 Apr. 2023 See All Example Sentences for tattle
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tattle
Noun
  • Steiner's corroboration of this long-standing rumor has reignited the debate surrounding the true cause of Hogan's injury.
    David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Apr. 2025
  • There are also rumors of an upcoming GPT-4.1 model.
    Emily Forlini, PC Magazine, 11 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • For once, the friends aren’t breaking down into smaller groups to secretly gossip about one another.
    Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 9 Mar. 2025
  • After dinner, gossiping resumes in the galley.
    Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 3 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Trump and Carney agreed that Dominic LeBlanc, Canada’s minister of international trade, and U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick will intensify talks to address the coming tariffs in the interim.
    Rob Gillies, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2025
  • These comments come after the U.S. conducted separate peace talks with Moscow and Kyiv in Saudi Arabia, which led to a partial ceasefire in the Black Sea and an agreement to halt strikes on energy infrastructure.
    Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The incident report was issued Sunday at 1:26 p.m., and the last update regarding this incident was released on Sunday at 2 p.m. Past Incidents in the last 12 hours: There were no traffic incidents reported in this area for the past 12 hours.
    Kansas City Star Bot, Kansas City Star, 7 Apr. 2025
  • According to reports from local affiliate station Fox 4 and the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28-year-old Jackson Oltmanns had just finished delivering food for DoorDash in south Fort Worth at around 2 a.m. local time on March 31.
    Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 7 Apr. 2025

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“Tattle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tattle. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.

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