tell on

Verb

Meaning

give away information about somebody

produce an effect or strain on somebody

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

grass rat stag shop betray denounce snitch give away talk finger sing inform spill peach squeal
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Antonyms

turn off misjudge say nothing misrecognize keep one's mouth shut be loyal
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Hypernyms

impact affect touch inform bear on touch on

Hyponyms

sell someone out

Examples

So I feel that this is an encouragement to other writers in the region to persist in the their work, even if they feel that what they are doing is not popular, because in the long run it may tell on their behalf. Wilson Harris

The advantage of beating a mute is he can't tell on you. Thomas Harris

A person who underneath the tall palm tree is best positioned to tell on which side the ripe head is. Ibo Proverb

He told on his classmate who had cheated on the exam Source: Internet

Each step told on his tired legs Source: Internet

Just above this new square – Ian and Sam have been methodically removing very loose fill from the five-meter-wide step that runs the length of the tell on the western side. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

tell noses tell of tell off tell one from the other tell somebody one's name tell somebody who you are