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- [tel-teyl]
- /ˈtɛlˌteɪl/
- /ˈtel.teɪl/
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- [tel-teyl]
- /ˈtɛlˌteɪl/
Definitions of telltale word
- noun telltale a person who heedlessly or maliciously reveals private or confidential matters; tattler; talebearer. 1
- noun telltale a thing serving to reveal or disclose something. 1
- noun telltale any of various indicating or registering devices, as a time clock. 1
- noun telltale Music. a gauge on an organ for indicating the air pressure. 1
- noun telltale an indicator showing the position of a ship's rudder. 1
- noun telltale a row of strips hung over a track to warn train crew members on freight trains that a low bridge, tunnel, or the like is approaching. 1
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Origin of telltale
First appearance:
before 1540 One of the 30% oldest English words
First recorded in 1540-50; tell1 + tale
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Parts of speech for Telltale
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
telltale popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 75% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
telltale usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for telltale
noun telltale
- adumbration — to produce a faint image or resemblance of; to outline or sketch.
- advice — If you give someone advice, you tell them what you think they should do in a particular situation.
- autosuggestion — a process of suggestion in which the person unconsciously supplies or consciously attempts to supply the means of influencing his own behaviour or beliefs
- babbler — a person who babbles
- big idea — any plan or proposal that is grandiose, impractical, and usually unsolicited: You're always coming around here with your big ideas.
adjective telltale
- disclosing — indicating or involving a substance used to reveal the presence of plaque on the teeth by staining the plaque.
- divulging — Present participle of divulge.
- indicative — showing, signifying, or pointing out; expressive or suggestive (usually followed by of): behavior indicative of mental disorder.
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