Tat"tle (?), v. i. [imp. & p.
p. Tattled (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Tattling (?).] [Akin to OE. tateren, LG. tateln, D.
tateren to stammer, and perhaps to E. titter.]
1. To prate; to talk idly; to use many words with
little meaning; to chat.
The tattling quality of age, which is always
narrative.
Dryden.
2. To tell tales; to communicate secrets; to be a
talebearer; as, a tattling girl.
Tat"tle, n. Idle talk or chat; trifling
talk; prate.
[They] told the tattle of the day.
Swift.