Definitions
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
Word origin
From tell + tale, perhaps dissimilated from earlier taleteller, from Middle English tale tellere (literally “tale teller”).
Used in a sentence
“Your husband is at hand; I heare his Trumpet, / We are not tell-tales, Madam; feare you not.”
“There were some ill-natured people —tell-tales—it seemed, in Tamai; and hence there was a deal of mystery about getting up the dance.”
“Louis tells me that the gossip of the sailors finds its way aft, and that two of the telltales have been badly beaten by their mates.”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Revealing a secret”8 letters
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