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单词 tattle
释义 tat·tle
I. \ˈtad.əl, -atəl\ verb
(tattled ; tattled ; tattling \-d.əliŋ, -t(ə)liŋ\ ; tattles)
Etymology: Middle Dutch tatelen; akin to Middle Low German tatelen to babble, tattle, Middle English, Middle Dutch, & Middle Low German tateren
intransitive verb
1. : to talk idly or meaninglessly : chatter, prate
 < the voice of the boy tattled endlessly over the piece he was learning to say — Elizabeth M. Roberts >
2. : to tell tales or secrets : be a talebearer : blab
 < tattled on her estranged husband — Springfield (Massachusetts) Union >
transitive verb
: to utter or disclose in gossip or chatter
 < tattle tales >
II. noun
(-s)
1. : idle talk : chatter
 < endless tattle about dress — Guy McCrone >
2. : gossip, talebearing
 < snaps his fingers at tattle — George Meredith >
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