Tattle \Tat"tle\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Tattled; p. pr. & vb. n.
Tattling.]
[Akin to OE. tateren, LG. tateln, D. tateren to
stammer, and perhaps to E. titter.]
1. To prate; to talk idly; to use many words with little
meaning; to chat.
The tattling quality of age, which is always
narrative. --Dryden.
2. To tell tales; to communicate secrets; to be a talebearer;
as, a tattling girl.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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