tattle

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of TATTLE

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

Synonyms blab, dish, talk, tattle, wag

Related Words bandy (about), circulate, noise (about or abroad), rumor; blabber, disclose, divulge, reveal, tell; hint, imply, insinuate, intimate, let on, suggest; inform, report, snitch, squeal, tip (off); babble, spill; confide

Near Antonyms clam up, shut up

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