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Tattle
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 1 of 2
Part of speech: noun (n.)
Idle talk or chat; trifling talk; prate. [They] told the tattle of the day. Swift.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 2
Part of speech: verb (v.)
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.