tattle : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: tattle	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for tattle
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
tattle n disclosing information or giving evidence about another Synonym(s): tattle, singing, telling v speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly Synonym(s): chatter, piffle, palaver, prate, tittle- tattle, twaddle, clack, maunder, prattle, blab, gibber, tattle, blabber, gabble divulge confidential information or secrets; "Be careful--his secretary talks" Synonym(s): spill the beans, let the cat out of the bag, talk, tattle, blab, peach, babble, sing, babble out, blab out Antonym(s): keep one's mouth shut, keep quiet, shut one's mouth
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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. The tattling quality of age, which is always narrative. --Dryden. 2. To tell tales; to communicate secrets; to be a talebearer; as, a tattling girl.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Tattle \Tat"tle\, n. Idle talk or chat; trifling talk; prate. [They] told the tattle of the day. --Swift.