Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tattling

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.83 in modern English

Syllables: tat-tling
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of tattle

noun

The speech of one who tattles.

Example Sentences

"Peace your tattlings!"
"[…] that chaste and sober widow […] coming to Thy church, not for idle tattlings and old wives’ fables, but that she might hear Thee in Thy discourses […]"
"[…] we could have a glorious and radiant world here and now, a bright and happy world! There would be joy and gladness and singing in it, with plenty of work for everyone, but it would all be happy work; there would be no bad tempers, or tattlings, or scoldings, or ox beating, or ugliness."

Inflected Forms

tattlings (plural)

Phrases

tittle-tattling

Synonyms

blabbermouthed leaky talebearing

Questions

What does tattling mean?: present participle and gerund of tattle

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