D defs.my
Entry 3 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Tattle

/tăt'-əl/ · Tat·tle · IPA /ˈtætl̩/
01 v. i. To prate; to talk idly; to use many words with little meaning; to chat.
imp. & p. p. Tattled; p. pr. & vb. n. Tattling
  1. 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. 2.
    To tell tales; to communicate secrets; to be a talebearer; as, a tattling girl.
02 n. Idle talk or chat; trifling talk; prate.
  1. 1.
    Idle talk or chat; trifling talk; prate.
    “[They] told the tattle of the day.” Swift.