a telltale is a form of:

Telltale



noun
1.
(a talebearer or informer, person who reveals secrets) មនុស្សនិយាយរអេចរអូច
adjective
1.
(Giving information about something supposed to be secret; betraying. -Temperate Zone either two zones of the earth between the tropics and polar circles) ដែលបញ្ចេញអោយគេដឹង
Example: Anong was a telltale and the other children didn't like her, a telltale face, a telltale scar.
ENGLISH MEANING
noun
1.
One who officiously communicates information of the private concerns of others; one who tells that which prudence should suppress.
2.
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.
3.
A mechanical attachment to the steering wheel, which, in the absence of a tiller, shows the position of the helm.
4.
A thing that serves to disclose something or give information; a hint or indication.
5.
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.
6.
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.
7.
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.
adjective
1.
Telling tales; babbling.
1.
The tattler