German Meaning of telltale

verräterisch

Other German words related to verräterisch

Definitions and Meaning of telltale in English

Wordnet

telltale (n)

someone who gossips indiscreetly

Wordnet

telltale (s)

disclosing unintentionally something concealed

Webster

telltale (a.)

Telling tales; babbling.

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telltale (n.)

One who officiously communicates information of the private concerns of others; one who tells that which prudence should suppress.

A movable piece of ivory, lead, or other material, connected with the bellows of an organ, that gives notice, by its position, when the wind is exhausted.

A mechanical attachment to the steering wheel, which, in the absence of a tiller, shows the position of the helm.

A compass in the cabin of a vessel, usually placed where the captain can see it at all hours, and thus inform himself of the vessel's course.

A machine or contrivance for indicating or recording something, particularly for keeping a check upon employees, as factory hands, watchmen, drivers, check takers, and the like, by revealing to their employers what they have done or omitted.

The tattler. See Tattler.

A thing that serves to disclose something or give information; a hint or indication.

An arrangement consisting of long strips, as of rope, wire, or leather, hanging from a bar over railroad tracks, in such a position as to warn freight brakemen of their approach to a low overhead bridge.

FAQs About the word telltale

verräterisch

someone who gossips indiscreetly, disclosing unintentionally something concealedTelling tales; babbling., One who officiously communicates information of the pr

Hinweis,reflektierend,charakteristisch,denotativ,bezeichnend,signifikant,bedeutend,anspielend,anzüglich,demonstrativ

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tellingly => bezeichnenderweise, telling => erzählen, tellina => Venusmuscheln, tellima grandiflora => Großblütige Tellima, tellima affinis => Tellima affinis,