tell on
v 1: give away information about somebody; "He told on his
classmate who had cheated on the exam" [syn: denounce,
betray, give away, rat, grass, shit, shop,
snitch, stag]
2: produce an affect or strain on somebody; "Each step told on
his tired legs"
WordNet (r) 2.0
39 Moby Thesaurus words for "tell on":
babble, be indiscreet, be unguarded, bear witness against, betray,
betray a confidence, blab, blabber, blow the whistle, blurt,
blurt out, fink, give away, inform, inform against, inform on,
leak, let drop, let fall, let slip, narc, peach, rat,
reveal a secret, sell out, sing, snitch, snitch on, spill,
spill the beans, squeal, stool, talk, tattle, tattle on,
tell secrets, tell tales, testify against, turn informer
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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