TATTLE


Meaning of TATTLE in English

n.

Function: verb

Inflected Form: tat · tled ; tat · tling \ ' tat-li ŋ , ' ta-t ə l-i ŋ \

Etymology: Middle Dutch tatelen; akin to Middle English tateren to tattle

Date: 1547

intransitive verb

1 : CHATTER , PRATE

2 : to tell secrets : BLAB

transitive verb : to utter or disclose in gossip or chatter

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.