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Definition of tell tale in English English dictionary

tell tales
To lie, to be making false claims

Don't listen to him, he's telling tales.

tell-tale compass
Alternative spelling of telltale compass
telltale
Something that serves to reveal something else

The telltale was the lipstick on his shirt collar.

telltale
One who divulges private information with intent to hurt others
telltale
Tattletale; squealer
telltale
that gives warning or information
telltale
{n} an officious informer in a bank
tell its own tale
testify against himself, give testimony about his own actions
tell tales
slander, defame someone; relate many stories (usually exaggerated ones)
tell-tale
Something that is described as telltale gives away information, often about something bad that would otherwise not be noticed. Only occasionally did the telltale redness around his eyes betray the fatigue he was suffering
telltale
{i} one who reveals secrets, one who spreads rumors
telltale
telltale signs/marks etc signs etc that clearly show something has happened or exists, often something that is a secret. a child who tells adults about other children's secrets or bad behaviour - used by children to show disapproval American Equivalent: tattletale
telltale
One who officiously communicates information of the private concerns of others; one who tells that which prudence should suppress
telltale
tattletale; squealer (U.S. slang)
telltale
someone who gossips indiscreetly
telltale
A compass in the cabin of a vessel, usually placed where the captain can see it at all hours, and thus inform himself of the vessel's course
telltale
disclosing unintentionally; "a telling smile"; "a telltale panel of lights"; "a telltale patch of oil on the water marked where the boat went down"
telltale
{i} gossiper, informer, tattler, talebearer
telltale
A mechanical attachment to the steering wheel, which, in the absence of a tiller, shows the position of the helm
telltale
Telling tales; babbling
telltale
A movable piece of ivory, lead, or other material, connected with the bellows of an organ, that gives notice, by its position, when the wind is exhausted
telltale
revealing something not intended to be known
telltale
a length of yarn or ribbon attached to a sail or shroud etc to indicate the direction of the flow of the air relative to the boat
telltale
A machine or contrivance for indicating or recording something, particularly for keeping a check upon employees, as factory hands, watchmen, drivers, check takers, and the like, by revealing to their employers what they have done or omitted
telltale
A thing that serves to disclose something or give information; a hint or indication
telltale
The tattler
telltale
An arrangement consisting of long strips, as of rope, wire, or leather, hanging from a bar over railroad tracks, in such a position as to warn freight brakemen of their approach to a low overhead bridge
tell tale

    Turkish pronunciation

    tel teyl

    Pronunciation

    /ˈtel ˈtāl/ /ˈtɛl ˈteɪl/

    Etymology

    [ 'tel ] (verb.) before 12th century. Middle English, from Old English tellan; akin to Old High German zellen to count, tell, Old English talu tale.
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