TATTLING

blabbermouthed, leaky, talebearing, tattling

(adjective) prone to communicate confidential information

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Verb

tattling

present participle of tattle

Noun

tattling (plural tattlings)

The speech of one who tattles.

Source: Wiktionary


Tat"tling, a.

Definition: Given to idle talk; apt to tell tales.

– Tat"tling*ly, adv.

TATTLE

Tat"tle, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Tattled; p. pr. & vb. n. Tattling.] Etym: [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.

Definition: Idle talk or chat; trifling talk; prate. [They] told the tattle of the day. Swift.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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