tattle
[ tat-l ]
/ ˈtæt l /
verb (used without object), tat·tled, tat·tling.
to let out secrets.
to chatter, prate, or gossip.
verb (used with object), tat·tled, tat·tling.
to utter idly; disclose by gossiping.
noun
the act of tattling.
idle talk; chatter; gossip.
Origin of tattle
1475–85; < Dutch
tatelen; cognate with Middle Low German
tatelen
OTHER WORDS FROM tattle
tat·tling·ly, adverbWords nearby tattle
tattersall's,
tattie,
tattie-bogle,
tattie-peelin,
tatting,
tattle,
tattler,
tattletale,
tattletale gray,
tattoo,
tattva
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British Dictionary definitions for tattle
tattle
/ (ˈtætəl) /
verb
(intr)
to gossip about another's personal matters or secrets
(tr)
to reveal by gossiping
to tattle a person's secrets
(intr)
to talk idly; chat
noun
the act or an instance of tattling
a scandalmonger or gossip
Word Origin for tattle
C15 (in the sense: to stammer, hesitate): from Middle Dutch
tatelen to prate, of imitative origin