tittle-tattle

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.

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[Reduplication of tattle.]

tittle-tattle

n

idle chat or gossip

vb

(intr) to chatter or gossip

ˈtittle-ˌtattler n

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.

tittle-tattle

Past participle: tittle-tattled
Gerund: tittle-tattling

Imperative

tittle-tattle

tittle-tattle

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	tittle-tattle - light informal conversation for social occasions causerie, chin wag, chin wagging, chin-wag, chin-wagging, chit chat, chitchat, chit-chat, gab, gabfest, gossip, small talk chat, confab, confabulation, schmoose, schmooze - an informal conversation
Verb	1.	tittle-tattle - speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly blabber, palaver, piffle, prate, prattle, tattle, twaddle, gabble, gibber, blab, clack, maunder, chatter 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

tittle-tattle

noun

Idle, often sensational and groundless talk about others:

gossip, gossipry, hearsay, report, rumor, talebearing, tattle, word.

Slang: scuttlebutt.

verb

To engage in or spread gossip:

blab, gossip, noise, rumor, talk, tattle, whisper.

Idioms: tell tales, tell tales out of school.

Translations

tittle-tattle

[ˈtɪtlˌtætl]

A. N → chismes mpl

B. VI → chismear

tittle-tattle

[ˈtɪt^əltæt^əl] n → cancans mpl

tittle-tattle

n → Geschwätz nt; (= gossip also) → Klatsch m, → Tratsch m (inf)

vi → quatschen, schwatzen; (= gossip also) → klatschen, tratschen (inf)

tittle-tattle

[ˈtɪtlˌtætl] (fam)

1. n → pettegolezzi mpl, chiacchiere fpl

2. vi → pettegolare