Tăt'tle1, v. i.
(tăt/tl), v. i. [imp. & p. p. TATTLED; p. pr. & vb. n. TATTLING.] [L. Ger. tateln, täteln, tatern, Up. Ger. tattern, D. tateren.] 1. To prate; to talk idly; to use many words with little meaning; to chat. Excuse it by the tattling quality of age, which is always narrative. Dryden. 2. To tell tales; to communicate secrets; as, a tattling girl.