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tattletales

tattletales is the plural of tattletale.

tattletales is the third-person singular simple present indicative of tattletale.

Meaning of tattletale

Noun

tattletale (plural tattletales)

  1. (childish, colloquial) One who tattles (reports others' wrongdoings), often a child seeking attention.
  2. (childish, colloquial) One who gossips, often for the sake of attention.

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Questions about tattletales

What is tattletales the plural of?
Tattletales is the plural of tattletale.

Words near tattletales in the dictionary

  1. tattlery
  2. tattles
  3. tattlesome
  4. tattletale
  5. tattletaled
  6. tattletales
  7. tattletaling
  8. tattleware
  9. tattling
  10. tattlings
  11. Tattnall

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