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telltale

DEFINITIONS OF: telltale

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adj disclosing unintentionally

“a telltale panel of lights”
“a telltale patch of oil on the water marked where the boat went down”
Synonyms:
revealing, telling
informative, informatory
providing or conveying information

n someone who gossips indiscreetly

Synonyms:
blabbermouth, talebearer, taleteller, tattler, tattletale
Type of:
gossip, gossiper, gossipmonger, newsmonger, rumormonger, rumourmonger
a person given to gossiping and divulging personal information about others
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