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Word: Tattle
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
late 15th century (in the sense ‘falter, stammer’, also ‘make meaningless sounds’, referring to a small child): from Middle Flemish tatelen, tateren, of imitative origin
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈtatl
Dialects: British English
Definition:
gossip idly
Short Definition:gossip idly
Examples:- according to some tattling sources, he never quite gave her up
Word: Tattle
Speech Type: Noun
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈtatl
Dialects: British English
Definition:
gossip; idle talk
Short Definition:gossip
Examples:- for each story of mine, a titbit of town tattle must be exchanged
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