tattle
verb (used without object)
to let out secrets.
have tattled
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present perfectof tattle.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Since then, said colleague has gone ghost on a project with me, and I have reason to believe Amy might have tattled.
From Slate ● Oct. 13, 2023
I got away with it because I had my own room at the far end of the hall, whereas my brothers all had to share, and they would have tattled in a red-hot second.
From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly
I must tell you, sir, you have tattled long enough; and 'tis now good manners to hear me speak.
From Dryden's Works Vol. 3 (of 18) Sir Martin Mar-All; The Tempest; An Evening's Love; Tyrannic Love by John Dryden
"To whom does this refer, who is said to have tattled?" asked a stout woman with a bold face.
From On the Cross A Romance of the Passion Play at Oberammergau by Wilhelmine von Hillern
