I. ˈta-t ə l noun
Date: circa 1529
1. : idle talk : chatter
2. : gossip
II. verb
( tat·tled ; tat·tling ˈtat-liŋ, ˈta-t ə l-iŋ)
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