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tattle vs give away

give away vs tattle

tattle is a noun but give away is not a noun.

tattle and give away both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
tattle Yes No Yes No
give away No No Yes No
As verbs, give away is a hypernym of tattle; that is, give away is a word with a broader meaning than tattle:
  • tattle: divulge confidential information or secrets
  • give away: make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret
Other hypernyms of tattle include break, bring out, disclose, discover, divulge, expose, let on, let out, reveal, uncover, unwrap.
tattle (noun) give away (noun)
disclosing information or giving evidence about another
tattle (verb) give away (verb)
speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret
divulge confidential information or secrets give away information about somebody
make a gift of
formally hand over to the bridegroom in marriage; of a bride by her father
Difference between tattle and give away

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