intransitive. To discourse, talk, gossip; to tell (of); to tell tales. Obsolete.
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释义 | society > communication > information > rumour > [verb (intransitive)] > bear tales or rumours (13) talea1225 intransitive. To discourse, talk, gossip; to tell (of); to tell tales. Obsolete. tittlec1400 intransitive. To spread gossip or rumour, esp. quietly or secretly; to tattle. Also: to speak in a low voice, to whisper. Now regional or colloquial. twittle1551 intransitive. To spread gossip or rumour; to tattle. Cf. tittle, v.1 1a, twattle, v. 1a. tattle1581 To talk without reticence so as to reveal secrets or private affairs; to blab, ‘tell tales’. (Now usually with mixture of sense 2.) clavera1605 intransitive. To talk idly, or with little sense; to gossip, palaver, prate. gossip1627 To talk idly, mostly about other people's affairs; to go about tattling. twita1643 intransitive. To reveal something by indiscreet talk; to spread gossip or rumour. Cf. twit, n.1 2a. Obsolete (English regional in later use). clasha1689 intransitive. To talk recklessly or maliciously; to gossip. Scottish. fetch-and-carry1770 transitive. To go in quest of, and convey or conduct back. The first part of the notion is often… to fetch and carry: literal chiefly of dogs (cf… clype1843 To inform on (a person), to tell tales. clatfart1913 intransitive. To gossip, to tittle-tattle; to chatter idly or pointlessly. Also transitive: to reveal (information, esp. a secret) by speaking… tattle-tale1918 intransitive, to tell tales or ‘sneak’ on (somebody). labrish1935 intransitive. To gossip idly; to chat; to chatter. |
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