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Pronunciation : Tat"tle
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [Akin to OE. tateren, LG. tateln, D. tateren to stammer, and perhaps to E. titter.]
Definition : 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.

i. [imp. & p. p. Tattled; p. pr. & vb. n. Tattling.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Tat"tle
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: Idle talk or chat; trifling talk; prate. [They] told the tattle of the day. Swift.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913