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Definition of: tattle
(tat′l) v. ·tled, ·tling v.i
1. To talk idly; prate; chatter.
2. To tell tales about others; gossip.
—v.t.
3. To reveal by gossiping. See synonyms under BABBLE.
—noun
1. Idle talk or gossip.
2. Prattling speech, as of children. [Prob. <MDu. tatelen]
—tat′tling·ly adverb
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