English verb: tattle |
1. | tattle (communication) speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly |
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| Synonyms | blab, blabber, chatter, clack, gabble, gibber, maunder, palaver, piffle, prate, prattle, tittle-tattle, twaddle |
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| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s |
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| Broader (hypernym) | mouth, speak, talk, utter, verbalise, verbalize |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | babble, blather, blether, blither, smatter |
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2. | tattle (communication) divulge confidential information or secrets |
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| Samples | Be careful--his secretary talks.
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| Synonyms | babble, babble out, blab, blab out, let the cat out of the bag, peach, sing, spill the beans, talk |
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| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s |
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| Broader (hypernym) | break, bring out, disclose, discover, divulge, expose, give away, let on, let out, reveal, unwrap |
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| Verb group | spill, talk |
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| Antonyms | keep one's mouth shut, keep quiet, shut one's mouth |
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