tale-telling

tale-tell·ing

T t

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [teyl tel-ing]
- /teɪl ˈtɛl ɪŋ/
- /teɪl ˈtel.ɪŋ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [teyl tel-ing]
- /teɪl ˈtɛl ɪŋ/

Definitions of tale-telling word

noun tale-telling a telltale; talebearer. 1
noun tale-telling a person who tells falsehoods. 1
noun tale-telling a person who tells tales or stories; narrator. 1

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Origin of tale-telling

First appearance:

before 1350

One of the 20% oldest English words

Middle English word dating back to 1350-1400; See origin at tale, teller

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Tale-telling

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Tale-telling

tale-telling popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

Synonyms for tale-telling

adj tale-telling

bigmouthed — having a very large mouth.
chattery — to talk rapidly in a foolish or purposeless way; jabber.
dishing — an open, relatively shallow container of pottery, glass, metal, wood, etc., used for various purposes, especially for holding or serving food.
gossipy — given to or fond of gossip: a gossipy neighbor.

All 4 Synonyms of tale-telling