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tattle verb

  /ˈtæt(ə)l/ , /ˈtætl̩/ , [-æɾl̩]
  • (intransitive, obsolete) To speak like a baby or young child; to babble, to prattle; to speak haltingly; to stutter.
 juoruilla, rupatella
  • (intransitive, Canada, US, pejorative) Often said of children: to report incriminating information about another person, or a person's wrongdoing in an annoying fashion, usually to a person in a position of authority over the accused person; to tell on somebody. [from late 15th c.]
 juoruta, kannella, narauttaa

tattle noun

  /ˈtæt(ə)l/ , /ˈtætl̩/ , [-æɾl̩]
  • (uncountable) Idle talk; gossip; (countable) an instance of such talk or gossip.
 juoruilu, juttelu, rupattelu
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