Tattling

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Tattle \Tat"tle\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Tattled}; p. pr. & vb. n.
     {Tattling}.] [Akin to OE. tateren, LG. tateln, D. tateren to
     stammer, and perhaps to E. titter.]
     1. To prate; to talk idly; to use many words with little
        meaning; to chat.
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              The tattling quality of age, which is always
              narrative.                            --Dryden.
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     2. To tell tales; to communicate secrets; to be a talebearer;
        as, a tattling girl.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Tattling \Tat"tling\, a.
     Given to idle talk; apt to tell tales. -- {Tat"tling*ly},
     adv.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  tattling
       adj : prone to communicate confidential information [syn: {blabbermouthed},
              {leaky}, {talebearing(a)}, {tattling(a)}]