单词	telltale
释义	telltale noun tell·​tale ˈtel-ˌtāl  1 a : an outward sign : indication b : talebearer, informer 2 : a device for indicating or recording something: such as a : a wind-direction indicator often in the form of a ribbon b : a strip of metal on the front wall of a racquets or squash court above which the ball must be hit telltale adjective Synonyms circulator gossip gossiper gossipmonger newsmonger quidnunc tale-teller talebearer yenta See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences the media's professional telltales have basically decided that today's celebrities have no right to privacy the department telltale told the boss that his coworkers were taking extra long breaks Recent Examples on the Web An unusual labor market, too Another common telltale is employment. Laurent Belsie, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 July 2022 As the economy reopened earlier this year, Disney’s response—and consumers’ enthusiasm to get back to the parks—became a telltale of the country’s larger re-emergence. Erich Schwartzel, WSJ, 29 July 2021 Clean all outboard telltales with a piece of wire, and store the engine in a vertical position to make sure the water drains completely. Popmech Editors, Popular Mechanics, 21 Nov. 2019 But the best telltale is that the tourists are the only ones swimming in the ocean. Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 15 Nov. 2019 FordPass enabled vehicles have a telltale in the top right hand corner of the SYNC screen if location sharing and remote start/stop, lock/unlock are active. Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 28 Oct. 2019 That’s a telltale for the approach on the culinary business for me. Kristine M. Kierzek, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 15 May 2018 And nobody is closer to these telltales - and the people who fuel them - than Lisa Fair, Chico Lewis and Roger Lowe. Mark Naymik, cleveland.com, 26 Apr. 2018 See More Word History First Known Use 1548, in the meaning defined at sense 1b Kids Definition telltale adjective tell·​tale ˈtel-ˌtāl  : indicating or giving evidence of something … she figured the telltale signs of crying would have disappeared by the time she got to her grandmother's house. Kevin Henkes, Olive's Ocean telltale 1 of 2 adjective as in indicative indicating something I know you've been eating chocolate because of the telltale smudges on your face Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance indicative reflective characteristic denoting signifying significant denotative alluding symptomatic symbolic referring allusive exhibiting suggestive hinting expressive demonstrative insinuating implying connoting symbolical telltale 2 of 2 noun 1 as in gossiper a person who habitually reveals personal or sensational facts about others the media's professional telltales have basically decided that today's celebrities have no right to privacy Synonyms & Similar Words gossiper informant gossip informer tattletale tattler newsmonger circulator yenta gossipmonger quidnunc squealer stool pigeon blabbermouth talebearer snitcher tale-teller betrayer scandalmonger libeler 2 as in informant a person who provides information about another's wrongdoing the department telltale told the boss that his coworkers were taking extra long breaks Synonyms & Similar Words informant canary informer tattletale tattler rat snitch spy stoolie squealer stool pigeon betrayer snitcher collaborator nark deep throat talebearer fink snoop rat fink blabbermouth whistle-blower snooper gossiper leaker notifier gossip blabber
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