tattle on

Meanings

verbtattle on (third-person singular simple present tattles on, present participle tattling on, simple past and past participle tattled on)

present singular third person tattles on · participle present tattling on · participle past tattled on · past tattled on

Synonym of finger (“to report to or identify for the authorities; to inform on”)
Synonyms: finger

verbSynonym of finger (“to report to or identify for the authorities; to inform on”)

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tattle on,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tattle%20on.