Defn: Idle talk or chat; trifling talk; prate.
[They] told the tattle of the day. Swift.
TATTLER
Tat"tler, n.
1. One who tattles; an idle talker; one who tells tales. Jer. Taylor.
2. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Any one of several species of large, long-legged sandpipers belonging to the genus Totanus.
Note: The common American species are the greater tattler, or telltale (T. melanoleucus), the smaller tattler, or lesser yellowlegs (T. flavipes), the solitary tattler (T. solitarius), and the semipalmated tattler, or willet. The first two are called also telltale, telltale spine, telltale tattler, yellowlegs, yellowshanks, and yelper.
TATTLERY
Tat"tler*y, n.
Defn: Idle talk or chat; tittle-tattle.
TATTLING
Tat"tling, a.
Defn: Given to idle talk; apt to tell tales.
— Tat"tling*ly, adv.