tattle

I

(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

v. prattle, prate; chat[ter]; jabber, talk, gossip; reveal (a secret), inform, peach (inf.), tell on, tell tales, blab (sl.), spill the beans (sl.). See accusation, disclosure.

II

(Roget's IV) v.

Syn. prattle, tell on, chatter; see gossip . 2 , tattletale .

III

(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) v.

1. tell on inform, blab, *squeal on, tattletale, *snitch, *rat on, divulge, reveal, betray, leak, give away, *spill the beans.

2. chatter talk idly, gossip, *gab, chitchat, *yak, *run off at the mouth, prattle, babble.

IV

(Roget's Thesaurus II) I verb 1. To engage in or spread gossip: blab, gossip, noise, rumor, talk, tittle-tattle, whisper. Idioms: tell tales, tell tales out of school. See WORDS. 2. To give incriminating information about others, especially to the authorities: inform, talk, tip3 (off). Slang: fink, rat, sing, snitch, squeal, stool. Idiom: blow the whistle. See KNOWLEDGE, LAW. II noun 1. Idle, often sensational and groundless talk about others: gossip, gossipry, hearsay, report, rumor, talebearing, tittle-tattle, word. Slang: scuttlebutt. See WORDS. 2. A person habitually engaged in idle talk about others: blab, gossip, gossiper, gossipmonger, newsmonger, rumormonger, scandalmonger, tabby, talebearer, taleteller, tattler, tattletale, telltale, whisperer. Slang: yenta. See WORDS.