Telltale - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈtelteɪl|
Brit.
|ˈtelteɪl|
noun
adjective
- disclosing unintentionally something concealed (syn: revealing, telling)
a telltale panel of lights
a telltale patch of oil on the water marked where the boat went down
a telltale patch of oil on the water marked where the boat went down
Extra examples
...the media's professional telltales have basically decided that today's celebrities have no right to privacy...
...the department telltale told the boss that his coworkers were taking extra long breaks...
...he had accidentally disarrayed his brother's CDs, leaving a telltale sign of borrowing without permission...
...the lodgment of a week's worth of newspapers in the doorway was a telltale sign that the family was away...
They examined the child carefully, looking for telltale signs of abuse.
Word forms
noun
singular: telltale
plural: telltales
singular: telltale
plural: telltales
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