TATTLES Synonyms: 31 Similar and Opposite Words

tattles

verb

present tense third-person singular of tattle

as in gossips

to relate sometimes questionable or secret information of a personal nature those neighborhood busybodies, constantly tattling and whispering over their backyard fences

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Mary McCarthy gossips more frankly about people Robert Lowell mentions.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 July 2026

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Moore still talks to Petersen somewhat regularly, such as during the offseason and before the Apple Cup game against Washington earlier this season — Moore’s Cougars lost 24-10.

— Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 23 Oct. 2026
Publicly, Pacific Fusion talks mostly about its future ability to supply electricity, a promise the fusion industry has made for years.

— Sarah Scoles, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026

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