Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tell on

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.51 in modern English

Syllables
tel-l on
IPA
6
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To inform on, to rat out; to tell a person in authority that someone else has done something wrong.

verb

To cause visible strain to.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

tells on (present, singular) telling on (participle, present) told on (participle, past) told on (past)

Phrases

rat out

Frequently Paired Words

rat out

Synonyms

bewray denounce betray give away rat grass shit shop snitch stag

Questions

What does tell on mean?
To inform on, to rat out; to tell a person in authority that someone else has done something wrong.

How to pronounce tell on

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