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tell tale

VERB

tattle

Synonyms

STRONG

babble blab chat chatter gossip jabber leak noise prate prattle rumor snitch spill squeal talk yak

WEAK

give away give the show away have a big mouth spill the beans spread rumor talk idly tell on

Antonyms

STRONG

be quiet conceal hide

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Here, he stood frozen at the crease, bat hanging loosely, a tell tale sign of a batter anticipating a short delivery and belatedly reacting to one that wasn't.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2024

But there is at least one tell tale visual error - where "Elon Musk" appears to have an eye on top of his left eye.

From BBC • Oct. 4, 2023

But eagle-eyed viewers, and listeners, will be able to spot the tell tale signs that something is amiss.

From BBC • Oct. 4, 2023

The tell tale sign was when I was about 7 or 8 years old.

From Time • Oct. 16, 2012

Despite her efforts to appear calm the flushed cheeks were a sad tell tale.

From Marguerite Verne by Armour, Rebecca Agatha

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