TATTLE


Meaning of TATTLE in English

v. & n.

v. 1 intr. prattle, chatter; gossip idly. 2 tr. utter (words) idly.

n. gossip; idle or trivial talk. tattle-tale US a tell-tale, esp. a child.

[ ME f. MFlem. tatelen, tateren (imit.) ]

Concise Oxford English dictionary.      Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка.