verb
- tells on someone by reporting their wrongdoing to an authority figure
- engages in idle talk or gossip
Usage: informal; often used about children
Usage: informal
Examples
- She always tattles on her brother when he breaks the rules.
- The student tattles to the teacher about cheating.
- He tattles about everything that happens in the neighborhood.
- My sister tattles whenever I stay up past bedtime.
- The child tattles constantly during recess.
- She tattles about her coworkers’ personal lives.