tattle UK /ˈtæt(ə)l/US /ˈtætl̩/noun 3verb 3forms 3 noun3 •Idle talk; gossip; (countable) an instance of such talk or gossip.Prattles and Tattles, / O'er Bottles, / Shall still cherish my Fancy, / Better, and sweeter, / And greater, / Than dull Tea with Nancy. — 1719 •A tattletale.We agree on almost nothing, everything is a battle / Every secret from him is kept, his rep is being a tattle — 2015 •(US, Canada) Often said of children: a piece of incriminating information or an account of wrongdoing that is said about another person. verb3 •To chatter; to gossip.He were an excellent man that were made iust in the mid-way between him and Benedick, the one is too like an image and saies nothing, and the other too like my ladies eldest sonne, euermore tatling. — 1598 •(US, Canada) Often said of children: to report incriminating information about another person, or a person's wrongdoing in an annoying fashion, usually to a person in a position of authority over the accused person; to tell on somebody.Vera is a kindergarten student who loves to be the center of adult attention. She has a quick temper and frequently talks out in class. She also frequently "tattles" on other students. — 2015 •(no longer used) To speak like a baby or young child; to babble, to prattle; to speak haltingly; to stutter. formstattled · tattling · tattles
