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tell tales

VERB
gossip
Synonyms
STRONGEST
blab
STRONG
babble blather blether chat chatter dish hint imply insinuate intimate jaw prate prattle repeat report rumor schmoose spread suggest talk tattle
WEAK
bad-mouth bend one's ear cut to pieces cut up rattle on spill the beans talk idly tell secrets wiggle-waggle
Antonyms
STRONG
be quiet conceal hide
VERB
tittle-tattle
Synonyms
STRONG
babble blab blather blether chat chatter dish hint imply insinuate intimate jaw noise prate prattle repeat report rumor schmoose spread suggest talk tattle whisper
WEAK
bad-mouth bend one's ear cut to pieces cut up rattle on spill the beans talk idly tell secrets tell tales out of school wiggle-waggle
Antonyms
STRONG
be quiet conceal hide

Example Sentences

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So he decides to keep appearing in clubs to tell tales of his relationship woes, lacing the commentary with rueful remarks that are vaguely comic, though nothing he says is actually funny.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 18, 2025

His capacity to tell tales is still worthy of Gabriel García Márquez.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2025

TikTok, Twitter, Reddit and other sites tell tales of similar woes.

From Washington Post • Dec. 8, 2022

At least the ones in “Misdemeanor Dream,” who tell tales in English and Native languages, but also via movement and dance, of the births of constellations, the celestial romance that begets all sentient life.

From New York Times • Mar. 13, 2022

And at night, they gathered in the dare to tell tales.

From "The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm" by Nancy Farmer