The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word TATTLES
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What does TATTLES mean?
TATTLES verb- To chatter; to gossip.
- Often said of children: to report incriminating information about another person, or a person's wrongdoing; to tell on somebody.
- To speak like a baby or young child; to babble, to prattle; to speak haltingly; to stutter.