Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tell tales

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.08 in modern English

Syllables
tel-l -tales
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To lie, to be making false claims.

verb

To report someone for a wrongdoing.

British usage

noun

plural of tell tale

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

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

Phrases

dead men tell no tales tell tales out of school

Frequently Paired Words

dead men tell no tales tell tales out of school

Questions

What does tell tales mean?
To lie, to be making false claims.

How to pronounce tell tales

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