Meaning & use
Tattled
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Told on someone, especially by informing an authority figure of their wrongdoing.
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Her little brother tattled to their mother the moment she snuck a cookie.
He tattled on his coworker for arriving late every day.
A note on using this word
Mostly used for children reporting each other's misbehavior, though it can apply to adults in a mildly derisive way.
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