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Definition of 'tattle'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (v.i.) tattle
to tell something secret or private about another, often out of spite.

2.  tattle
to chatter, prate, or gossip.

3. (v.t.) tattle
to utter idly; disclose by gossiping.

4.  tattle
tattle on, to betray by tattling.

5. (n.) tattle
the act of tattling.

6.  tattle
idle talk; chatter; gossip.

Etymology: (1475–85; < dial. D tatelen, akin to MLG tateren)

Definition of 'tattle'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (verb) tattle, singing, telling
disclosing information or giving evidence about another

2. (verb) chatter, piffle, palaver, prate, tittle-tattle, twaddle, clack, maunder, prattle, blab, gibber, tattle, blabber, gabble
speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly

3. (verb) spill the beans, let the cat out of the bag, talk, tattle, blab, peach, babble, sing, babble out, blab out
divulge confidential information or secrets
"Be careful--his secretary talks"

Definition of 'tattle'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) tattle
idle talk or chat; trifling talk; prate

2. (verb) tattle
to prate; to talk idly; to use many words with little meaning; to chat

3. (verb) tattle
to tell tales; to communicate secrets; to be a talebearer; as, a tattling girl

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