tell tales in English
noun
1
a person, especially a child, who reports others' wrongdoings or reveals their secrets.
I don't recommend this because it is a one-way process that can't be undone and nobody likes telltales .
2
a device or object that automatically gives a visual indication of the state or presence of something.
Additional reinforcement was provided by a pair of 1/2-inch diameter, black iron pipes which were used as telltales .
Use "tell tales" in a sentence
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1. Tell-tales and indicators need not be visible nor recognisable when not activated.
2. Blab (third-person singular simple present Blabs, present participle Blabbing, simple past and past participle Blabbed) ( transitive , intransitive ) To tell tales; to gossip without reserve or discretion.
3. whereas account should be taken of the new identification techniques which should enter into widespread use, consisting of the use of words or abbreviations instead of symbols for controls, tell-tales and indicators