tattling

The word “tattling” has 2 syllables: tat-tling

It's pronounced as /ˈtætəlɪŋ/


What is synonym and antonym for tattling?

In the thesaurus, “tattling” has 69 synonyms and 12 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for tattling along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for tattling

  • babbling
  • blabbering
  • blabbing
  • blabby
  • blather
  • blatherskite
  • blubbering
  • blurting out
  • burble
  • chatter
  • chit-chat
  • circulating
  • clamor
  • confiding
  • diming
  • disclosing
  • disclosure
  • dishing
  • divulging
  • double talk
  • drivel
  • gab
  • gabble
  • gibberish
  • giving away
  • gossip
  • gossiping
  • gushing
  • hinting
  • hot air
  • idle talk
  • implying
  • informing
  • inside information
  • insinuating
  • intimating
  • jabber
  • jabbering
  • jargon
  • letting on
  • murmur
  • muttering
  • nonsense
  • prate
  • prattle
  • prattling
  • private source
  • ranting
  • ratting
  • repeating
  • reporting
  • revealing
  • revelation
  • rumoring
  • singing
  • small talk
  • snitching
  • spilling
  • spilling the beans
  • squealing
  • suggesting
  • talebearing
  • taletelling
  • talking
  • telling
  • tergiversation
  • trivial talk
  • twaddle
  • wagging

Antonyms for tattling

Meanings of tattling

  • verb
    1. To chatter; to gossip.
    2. Often said of children: to report incriminating information about another person, or a person's wrongdoing; to tell on somebody.
    3. To speak like a baby or young child; to babble, to prattle; to speak haltingly; to stutter.
  • noun
    1. The speech of one who tattles.

Example Sentences

  • Stop tattling on your friends every time they do something small.
  • The teacher told him to stop tattling and solve the problem on his own.
  • She was tired of tattling every time her brother did something wrong.
  • Tattling on others can often make you seem less trustworthy.
  • He couldn’t help but start tattling when he saw what happened.

On this page you'll find 81 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to tattling, such as: babbling, blabbering, blabbing, blabby, blather, blatherskite, blubbering.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

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gabbing

gabbling


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