Category:Tattle

Tat"tle, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Tattled; p. pr. & vb. n. Tattling.] Etym: [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.

Tattle Tat"tle, n.

Defn: idle talk or chat; trifling talk; prate. [they] told the tattle of the day. Swift.