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for Tattling
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Tattling \Tat"tling\, a.
Given to idle talk; apt to tell tales. -- Tat"tling*ly,
adv.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
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.
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The tattling quality of age, which is always
narrative. --Dryden.
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2. To tell tales; to communicate secrets; to be a talebearer;
as, a tattling girl.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) :
tattling
adj 1: prone to communicate confidential information [syn:
blabbermouthed, leaky, talebearing(a),
tattling(a)]
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