What's the difference between tattle and tattletale?

Tattle


Definition:

  • (v. i.) To prate; to talk idly; to use many words with little meaning; to chat.
  • (v. i.) To tell tales; to communicate secrets; to be a talebearer; as, a tattling girl.
  • (n.) Idle talk or chat; trifling talk; prate.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Others will point out that this is a case of pot calling kettle black as Wolff is himself a famous peddler of tittle-tattle – the aggregator website that he cofounded, Newser, even has a section called "Gossip".
  • (2) Barry Glendenning juggles a ball and transfer tittle-tattle as he prepares to sit in the Big D-Day Chair.
  • (3) Whenever prominent South African figures misbehave, Xhosa title-tattle centres on whether they have been ­circumcised.
  • (4) Salmond's spokesman said last night that the leaks were "diplomatic tittle tattle", but "vindicated" the Scottish government's position.
  • (5) We all enjoy a bit of gossip, it's hard to look away from kiss'n'tells or tittle-tattle whether it's about a doped-up soap star or Murdoch himself.
  • (6) "I'm not too disappointed that tittle tattle has stopped," he says.
  • (7) He said there was "too much trivialisation" and "tittle tattle" in the UK press.
  • (8) If Fleet Street had dutifully awaited the official release of the data, as the likes of Sir Stuart once said it should, the big story would have been the blush-worthy tittle-tattle of grocery claims instead of the incomparably more serious issue of the dodgy property deals.
  • (9) Cameron called it "tittle-tattle and rumour – utterly pathetic!".
  • (10) I think it would have been appropriate and right and respectful of people’s feelings to have done so.” There was further confusion after a Twitter account claiming to be the official Jeremy Corbyn campaign, with a verified blue tick, dismissed the row as “tittle-tattle”.
  • (11) His Eye sets its sights at genuine corruption or hypocrisy or mendacity, rather than offering tittle-tattle.
  • (12) In the public perception this ephemeral tittle-tattle replaced her timeless talent.
  • (13) On the other hand, there is also no doubt that there is no genuine public-interest justification for publishing tittle-tattle.
  • (14) White assiduously avoided clearing up the tittle-tattle, until eventually birth, marriage and divorce certificates were slightly churlishly unearthed by journalists.
  • (15) And while I didn't write tittle-tattle dreaming of Pulitzers, I never knew I'd fear a Booker Prize nomination instead.
  • (16) I’m not interested in all the tittle‑tattle ... we all have to remember that he is a truly gifted player.” United were eighth when Cantona strode in and were finding goals hard to come by.
  • (17) The sum total, he said, was "gossip, conjecture, unpleasant tittle-tattle and dollops of nostalgia".
  • (18) Leading the charge of this year’s batch of tittle-tattle is that the 3.5mm headphone jack is being ditched for the iPhone 7 .
  • (19) Regurgitating tittle-tattle is the Mill's forte, confused readers, not arithmetic.
  • (20) 7.03pm BST Some tittle for your tattle Probably bollix, but then so's most of the day's "news".

Tattletale


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