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tittle-tattle

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tit·tle-tat·tle  (ttl-ttl)
n.
Petty gossip; trivial talk.
intr.v. tit·tle-tat·tled, tit·tle-tat·tling, tit·tle-tat·tles
To talk idly or foolishly; gossip.

[Reduplication of tattle.]

tittle-tattle
n
idle chat or gossip
vb
(intr) to chatter or gossip
tittle-tattler  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.tittle-tattle - light informal conversation for social occasionstittle-tattle - light informal conversation for social occasions
chat, confab, confabulation, schmoose, schmooze - an informal conversation
Verb1.tittle-tattle - speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantlytittle-tattle - speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly
mouth, speak, talk, verbalise, verbalize, utter - express in speech; "She talks a lot of nonsense"; "This depressed patient does not verbalize"
blather, blether, blither, smatter, babble - to talk foolishly; "The two women babbled and crooned at the baby"

tittle-tattle
noun gossip, rumour, dirt (U.S. slang), hearsay, jaw (slang), chatter, babble, cackle, twaddle, prattle, natter, blather, chitchat, blether, idle chat, yackety-yak (slang), yatter (informal), clishmaclaver (Scot.) tittle-tattle about the private lives of celebrities
Translations
tittle-tattle [ˈtɪtlˌtætl]
A. Nchismes mpl
B. VIchismear
tittle-tattle [ˈtɪtəltætəl] ncancans mpl
tittle-tattle
nGeschwätz nt; (= gossip also)Klatsch m, → Tratsch m (inf)
viquatschen, schwatzen; (= gossip also)klatschen, tratschen (inf)
tittle-tattle [ˈtɪtlˌtætl] (fam)
1. npettegolezzi mpl, chiacchiere fpl
2. vipettegolare


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" he says, "it's like old times to hear all this tittle-tattle, and does me good.
Nightingale, who, in many other instances, was rather too effeminate in his disposition, had a pretty strong inclination to tittle-tattle.
Now as to Shekels, whenever you want to know about any private thing that is going on at this post or in White Cloud's camp or Thunder-Bird's, he can tell you; and if you make friends with him he'll be glad to, for he is a born gossip, and picks up all the tittle-tattle.
 
 
 
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