tit·tle-tat·tle
/ˈtid(ə)lˌtad(ə)l/
noun
idle talk; gossip.
"she would never listen to tittle-tattle about another girl"
synonyms: gossip, rumor, tattle, idle talk, scandal, hearsay, whispers, stories, tales, canards, tidbits, bavardage, on dit, Kaffeeklatsch, labrish, shu-shu, buzz, goss, scuttlebutt, tea, skinder, bruit
verb
engage in gossip or idle talk.
synonyms: gossip, spread rumors, spread gossip, circulate rumors, spread stories, talk, whisper, tattle, tell tales, spill the tea, skinder, bruit something about
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The meaning of TITTLE-TATTLE is gossip, prattle. How to use tittle-tattle in a sentence.
TITTLE-TATTLE meaning: 1. talk about other people's lives that is usually unkind, disapproving, or not true 2. talk about…. Learn more.
Tittle-tattle definition: gossip or foolish chatter.. See examples of TITTLE-TATTLE used in a sentence.
/ˌtɪdl ˈtædl/ · noun. light informal conversation for social occasions. synonyms: causerie, chin wag, chin wagging, chin-wag, chin-wagging, chit chat, chit-chat ...
Verb edit · To engage in gossip. quotations ▽. 1897, Richard Marsh, The Beetle : 'I hope you two have been mewed in with that old pussy long enough. While you' ...
tittle-tattle, n. & adj. meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary.
2 senses: 1. idle chat or gossip 2. to chatter or gossip.... Click for more definitions.
Synonyms for TITTLE-TATTLE: blather, prate, chatter, blabber, patter, prattle, gab, troll; Antonyms of TITTLE-TATTLE: pronounce, articulate, enunciate.
The earliest known use of the verb tittle-tattle is in the mid 1500s. OED's earliest evidence for tittle-tattle is from 1556, in a translation by N. Grimald ...
tittle-tattle · bad-mouth · bend one's ear · cut to pieces · cut up · rattle on · spill the beans · talk idly · tell secrets · tell tales · tell tales out ...