tattle
verb (used without object)
to let out secrets.
have been tattling
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present perfect progressiveof tattle.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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"Some of the jealous girls have been tattling to each other and mentioning names."
From The Day of the Beast by Zane Grey
"Who have been tattling to you about what don't concern them?"
From Little Folks (December 1884) A Magazine for the Young by Various
