·noun Idle talk or chat; trifling talk; prate.
II. Tattle ·vi To tell tales; to communicate secrets; to be a talebearer; as, a tattling girl.
III. Tattle ·vi To Prate; to talk idly; to use many words with little meaning; to Chat.
·noun An idle, trifling talker; a gossip. II. Tittle-tattle ·noun Idle, trifling talk; empty prattl...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
Idle discourse, scandal, women's talk, or small talk. ...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose