TATTLINGS

Noun

tattlings

plural of tattling

Source: Wiktionary


TATTLING

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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