TATTLE


Meaning of TATTLE in English

■ noun gossip; idle talk.

■ verb engage in ~.

↘ chiefly N. Amer. report another's wrongdoing.

Derivatives

~r noun

Origin

C15: from Mid. Flemish tatelen , tateren , of imitative origin.

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