tattle
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But the choice not to tattle on him is simple, and in fact the only straightforward thing about the whole scenario.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 5, 2023
He said clarity was required as to whether someone might be aware of IRA membership or if their knowledge may be based on "tittle tattle".
From BBC ● Mar. 1, 2023
We’re hesitant to tattle to our supervisor, but since we’re equals, we’re also not comfortable confronting her.
From New York Times ● Oct. 29, 2022
“If Walls Could Talk” they might tattle on the home healthcare worker a woman hires to look after her widowed mother in this new TV movie.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 6, 2022
It meant you didn’t gossip, tattle, or tease.
From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago
Crawford busts up the little gathering and tattles to Davis: “Your girl was corrupting my twins.”
From New York Times ● Mar. 19, 2017
One young woman whom he tattles on has been wronged by Sam Gobel himself.
From Time Magazine Archive
Gregers Werle tattles to Hialmar Ekdal, who is much too little a fool to disbelieve him.
From Time Magazine Archive
Already a gossip, Tripp was now doubtless more attuned than ever to tattles she could tell.
From Time Magazine Archive
“Ruth sent six hundred texts last month,” Elisha tattles.
From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti
A disgruntled Congressional Country Club member tattled on the course for removing too many trees.
From Golf Digest ● Oct. 16, 2018
Whoever tattled about someone’s private health condition should be ashamed.
From Slate ● Jan. 26, 2015
I believe I tattled as much on me as anybody else.
From Salon ● Jun. 3, 2013
Because the I.T.F. never revealed the nature of its agreement with Odesnik, a perception emerged, fairly or not, that he tattled on some of his peers.
From New York Times ● Jun. 28, 2012
“Colette tried to avoid our lesson this morning by complaining of a mysterious illness,” tattled Jeannine.
From "Fever 1793" by Laurie Halse Anderson
Michael Freedman, a California defense lawyer, said he has noticed an uptick in incidents of jurors tattling on one another to judges rather than working out their differences in jury rooms.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 20, 2026
Except, that is, for the whining, the tattling, and those chickens.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 24, 2020
Now, he said, “Bark has taken that piece out of it. The other student doesn’t have to feel like they’re betraying or tattling or anything like that.”
From The Guardian ● Oct. 22, 2019
The Angels’ front office is desperate for legitimacy and relevance when they resort to tattling on Bryce Harper for his comments regarding Mike Trout.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 8, 2019
“Now before we get into anything, ladies, no scratching, no spitting, and no tattling to Mommy.”
From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer
