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.) ]
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. 2012