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tattling

/ˈtætlɪŋ/

tattlingnoun

Translations

ябедничество

Tattling is discouraged in our classroom.

Ябедничество не приветствуется в нашем классе.

Additional translations

сплетничество

доносительство

Definitions

The act of reporting someone's wrongdoing or secrets, often considered as telling tales or gossiping.

The teacher discouraged tattling among the students, urging them to resolve minor disputes on their own.

Synonyms

telling on

tattlinggerund / present participle

/ˈtætlɪŋ/

Used attributively to describe someone who habitually reports others' misdeeds.

Definitions

Habitually reporting or inclined to report the misdeeds or secrets of others.

The tattling child quickly told the teacher about every minor rule break.

tattleverb

tattling

Gerund

tattled

Past Simple

tattled

Past Participle

tattling

Gerund

/ˈtætl/

Translations

ябедничать

Children often tattle on each other to the teacher.

Дети часто ябедничают друг на друга учителю.

Additional translations

сплетничать

Definitions

To report another person's wrongdoing or secrets, often in a way that is considered petty or childish.

She tattled on her brother for eating the last cookie.

To engage in idle talk or gossip.

They would sit on the porch and tattle about neighborhood events all afternoon.

Synonyms

tell on

tattlenoun

Definitions

A report or disclosure of another's wrongdoing, often considered trivial or petty.

The teacher was tired of the constant tattle from the students about who was talking during class.

Idle talk or gossip, especially of a trivial or malicious nature.

The small town was filled with endless tattle about its residents.