What does tattling mean?
Tattling means present participle and gerund of tattle.
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Pronunciation varies by accent · verb
present participle and gerund of tattle.
Peace your tattlings!
[…] that chaste and sober widow […] coming to Thy church, not for idle tattlings and old wives’ fables, but that she might hear Thee in Thy discourses […]
[…] we could have a glorious and radiant world here and now, a bright and happy world! There would be joy and gladness and singing in it, with plenty of work for everyone, but it would all be happy work; there would be no bad tempers, or tattlings, or scoldings, or ox beating, or ugliness.
Use tattling when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Tattling means present participle and gerund of tattle.
Common synonyms include leaky, blabbermouthed, talebearing.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Peace your tattlings!
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