tattling

Questions about tattling

What does tattling mean?

tattling means "prone to communicate confidential information".

How many syllables are in tattling?

tattling has 2 syllables and divides as tatt-ling under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for tattling?

Close synonyms include blabbermouthed, leaky, talebearing. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is tattling a common word?

tattling is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.