tattling adj 1: prone to communicate confidential information [syn: {blabbermouthed}, {leaky}, {talebearing(a)}, {tattling(a)}]
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. [1913 Webster] The tattling quality of age, which is always narrative. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. To tell tales; to communicate secrets; to be a talebearer; as, a tattling girl. [1913 Webster]
Tattling \Tat"tling\, a. Given to idle talk; apt to tell tales. -- {Tat"tling*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster]