Word Image
plural: tales
Part Of Speech
noun
Word Meaning
something told; a story about an imaginary event; a false story; a piece of harmful gossip
Word Family
talebearer
telltale
folktale
tattletale
Sentences
So far, it’s mostly talk, and tales have a way of spreading.
The movie is a stirring tale of courage.
Are you telling tales again? Or is that the truth?
He told us thrilling tales about his adventures as a pilot in the war.
My little sister was always a bit of a tattletale.
Jenny’s favorite childhood books were fairy tales.
Folktales are passed from generation to generation through storytelling.
The office telltale told the boss that his coworkers were taking extra breaks.
She always spread tales about us, but no one believed her after a while.
We listened to his tale of woe about the failure of his marriage.
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