tattled
Spilled the beans
Tattled is the past tense of tattle, meaning to report someone's wrongdoing to an authority figure.
The word carries childish connotations—children tattle on siblings or classmates: She tattled to the teacher about who broke the window.
Adults who tattle are acting like children, informing on others for petty violations rather than keeping quiet.
told
Communicated verbally
squealed · informed · betrayed · exposed · revealed · disclosed · narrated · blabbed · whispered · confided
snitched
Informed on someone
- complainedVoiced a grievance
- whinedComplained in shrill tone
- criedWept or shouted
pouted · blamed · fibbed · teased · taunted · mocked · provoked · pestered · nagged · bothered
tattledconcealed
Made invisible deliberately
kept quiet · hushed up · covered up · withheld · hid
- tattle taleOne who informs on others
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