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tattletaling

tattletaling is the present participle and gerund of tattletale.

Meaning of tattletale

Verb

tattletale (third-person singular simple present tattletales, present participle tattletaling, simple past and past participle tattletaled)

  1. (ambitransitive, childish, colloquial) To act as a tattletale; to tell on; to give away, reveal, or expose.

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Questions about tattletaling

What is tattletaling the present participle and gerund of?
Tattletaling is the present participle and gerund of tattletale.

Words near tattletaling in the dictionary

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

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