n. 闲谈, 闲话, 饶舌

vi. 闲谈, 谈论, 泄露秘密

vt. 泄露

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.

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.


Tattle \Tat"tle\, n.
Idle talk or chat; trifling talk; prate.

[They] told the tattle of the day. --Swift.