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tattling |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Tattling \Tat"tling\, a. Given to idle talk; apt to tell tales. -- {Tat"tling*ly}, adv From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Tattle \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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: tattling adj : prone to communicate confidential information [syn: {blabbermouthed}, {leaky}, {talebearing(a)}, {tattling(a)}]
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