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tale

/ˈteɪl/noun1 syllable

Tale means: a trivial lie.

Synonyms for tale6

noun, as in a trivial lie

fib, story, tarradiddle, taradiddle

noun, as in a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

narrative, narration, story

What does tale mean?2

noun

1

a trivial lie“he told a fib about eating his spinach”

2

a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program“his narrative was interesting”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with tale?41

two syllables

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All 41 rhymes for tale, grouped by syllable

Tale in a sentence

  • The dog stopped growling, wagged its tale and walked away.Amastan
  • The fairy tale emphasized the importance of kindness, bravery, and wisdom.megamanenm
  • What started as a fairy tale, ended as a horror film.Adelpa
  • Dad, can you read me aloud the fairy tale to the end?Ioan_Cristian
  • Just as the fairy tale finished, the child had already fallen asleep.corbinjurgens
  • He-heh... there's a tale behind that, for that place.unknown
  • And so, a tale of pain and revenge begins.marcelostockle
  • If you want, it doesn't have to be a fairy tale.unknown

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of tale

as a noun

plural
tales