Definition for TAT'TLE

TAT'TLE, v.i. [D. tateren; It. tattamellare.]

  1. To prate; to talk idly; to use many words with little meaning. Excuse it by the tattling quality of age, which is always narrative. Dryden.
  2. To tell tales; to communicate secrets; as, a tattling girl.

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