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Vocabulary Entry
tattletale
|noun • verb
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N
noun
A person, especially a child, who reveals secrets or informs on others, usually for personal gain or to avoid trouble.
Example Sentences
"The tattletale told the teacher about his classmate's prank."
"In the playground, being a tattletale can make you unpopular."
"She was known as the tattletale among her friends, always eager to share gossip."
V
verb
To inform on someone; to tell someone in authority about someone's wrongdoing.
Example Sentences
"He decided to tattletale on the older kids who were picking on him."
"I won't tattletale, but you should really apologize for what you did."
"Sometimes it's difficult to know when it's right to tattletale."