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▸ verb: (intransitive, Canada, US, derogatory) Often said of children: to report incriminating information about another person, or a person's wrongdoing, usually to a person in a position of authority over the accused person; to tell on somebody.
▸ verb: (intransitive, obsolete) To speak like a baby or young child; to babble, to prattle; to speak haltingly; to stutter.
▸ noun: (countable) A tattletale.
▸ noun: (countable, Canada, US, derogatory) Often said of children: a piece of incriminating information or an account of wrongdoing that is said about another person.
▸ noun: (uncountable) Idle talk; gossip; (countable) an instance of such talk or gossip.
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