v. i.
The tattling quality of age, which is always narrative. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Idle talk or chat; trifling talk; prate. [ 1913 Webster ]
[ They ] told the tattle of the day. Swift. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.
☞ The common American species are the greater tattler, or telltale (Totanus melanoleucus), the smaller tattler, or lesser yellowlegs (Totanus flavipes), the solitary tattler (Totanus solitarius), and the semipalmated tattler, or willet. The first two are called also
n. Idle talk or chat; tittle-tattle. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Given to idle talk; apt to tell tales. --