tittle-tattle
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tit·tle-tat·tle
(tĭt′l-tăt′l)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.]
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tittle-tattle
n
idle chat or gossip
vb
(intr) to chatter or gossip
ˈtittle-ˌtattler n
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tit′tle-tat`tle
n., v. -tled, -tling. n.
1. gossip; chatter.
v.i. 2. to gossip; chatter.
[1520–30; gradational compound based on tittle to whisper, gossip]
tit′tle-tat`tler, n.
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tittle-tattle
Past participle: tittle-tattled
Gerund: tittle-tattling
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Verb | 1. | ![]() blabber, palaver, piffle, prate, prattle, tattle, twaddle, gabble, gibber, blab, clack, maunder, chatter |
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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
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tittle-tattle
nounIdle, often sensational and groundless talk about others:
Slang: scuttlebutt.
To engage in or spread gossip:
Idioms: tell tales, tell tales out of school.
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