as in rumor
information or opinion that is widely disseminated without any authority or confirmation of accuracy
she claims to have picked up some juicy tattle about the celebrity couple
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as in to gossip
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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Recent Examples of tattle
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
19 Sep. 2025
A.d. Quig,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Mar. 2026
Columbia University agreed to muzzle professors, allowing students to tattle on lectures that criticize the Israeli state or suggest that Palestinian people might be suffering.
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James Druckman,
Mercury News,
17 Oct. 2025
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Noun
The diary takes in all the tittle tattle, including rumors around a Paramount bid for ITV, a re-up of The Crown EP Andy Harries’ Sony contract and a heroic Channel 4 comms chief swooping in to save the day after hacks were locked out of the traditional King’s College banquet.
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Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
19 Sep. 2025
Verb
But that’s because Kaegi tattled on himself in 2020, requesting an inspection to make sure a 700 square foot addition was included in his value.
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A.d. Quig,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Mar. 2026
Columbia University agreed to muzzle professors, allowing students to tattle on lectures that criticize the Israeli state or suggest that Palestinian people might be suffering.
—
James Druckman,
Mercury News,
17 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for tattle
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tattle
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The latest celebs to fall prey to the romance rumor mill?
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Mitchell joins a Celtics position group headlined by Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown, though the latter is the subject of trade rumors after he was floated in a potential swap for Giannis Antetokounmpo (whom the Miami Heat ultimately acquired).
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If her fellow cast members were debriefed about her dismissal or gossiped amongst themselves, it was not shown onscreen.
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GiGi had been on the phone for the past hour, the receiver tucked between her head and her left shoulder, a Prince album playing loudly so Syl couldn’t hear her gossiping.
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The talks come after the Qatari prime minister met with US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner on Tuesday to discuss ongoing US-Iran talks and regional developments.
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Peace talks between the two countries are still inching along, with one of the key points up for discussion being how to regulate the flow of shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.
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The Alameda County Coroner’s Office said an autopsy report is awaiting test results after extra testing was requested by Martin’s family.
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The trail that led to the record haul began in the state of Queensland, when local police officers responding to reports of a truck fire found 40 kilograms of cocaine floating in the sea near a boat ramp.
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