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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Tattling \Tat"tling\, adjective Given to idle talk; apt to tell tales. -- {Tat"tling*ly}, adverb
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Tattle \Tat"tle\, verb (used without an object) [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.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
tattling
adjective: prone to communicate confidential information [syn: {blabbermouthed}, {leaky}, {talebearing(a)}, {tattling(a)}]
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