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  1. 1. v. i. To prate; to talk idly; to use many words with little meaning; to chat. Source: opted
  2. 2. v. i. To tell tales; to communicate secrets; to be a talebearer; as, a tattling girl. Source: opted
  3. 3. n. Idle talk or chat; trifling talk; prate. Source: opted
  4. 4. n. disclosing information or giving evidence about another Source: wordnet
  5. 5. v. speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly Source: wordnet
  6. 6. v. divulge confidential information or secrets Source: wordnet
  7. 7. 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. Idle talk or chat; trifling talk; prate. [They] told the tattle of the day. Swift. Source: webster
  8. 8. Idle talk or chat; trifling talk; prate.[They] told the tattle of the day. Swift. Source: adambom
  9. 9. v:100 n. disclosing information or giving evidence about another Source: ecdict

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