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tit´tle-tat´ler — tit|tle tat|tle «TIHT uhl TAT uhl», noun, intransitive verb, transitive verb, tled, tling. = gossip. (Cf. ↑gossip) ╂[varied reduplication of tattle] –tit´tle tat´ler, noun … Useful english dictionary
tit·tle-tat·tle — /ˈtıtl̩ˌtætl̩/ noun [noncount] chiefly Brit informal : talk about things that are not important or interesting gossipy tittle tattle about celebrities … Useful english dictionary
tle — abris·tle; abus·tle; apos·tle; apos·tle·hood; apos·tle·ship; bait·tle; bat·tle·dore; bat·tle·ment; bat·tle·ment·ed; bat·tle·some; be·lit·tle; be·lit·tle·ment; bot·tle·ful; bris·tle·less; brus·tle; but·tle; cac·o·mis·tle; cas·tle·ry; cas·tle·ward; … English syllables
tittle-tattle — tit′tle tat tle n. v. tled, tling 1) cvb gossip; chatter 2) to gossip; chatter • Etymology: 1520–30; gradational compound based on tittle to whisper, gossip tit′tle tat tler, n … From formal English to slang
tittle-tattle — tit|tle tat|tle [ˈtıtl ˌtætl] n [U] [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: tattle] unimportant conversation about other people and what they are doing = ↑gossip … Dictionary of contemporary English
tittle-tattle — tit|tle tat|tle [ tıtl,tætl ] noun uncount INFORMAL talk about what other people are doing, especially when it is not true or accurate: GOSSIP … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Tittle-tattle — Tit tle tat tle, v. i. To talk idly; to prate. Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Tittle-tattle — Tit tle tat tle, n. [A reduplication of tattle.] 1. Idle, trifling talk; empty prattle. Arbuthnot. [1913 Webster] 2. An idle, trifling talker; a gossip. [R.] Tatler. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Tittle-tattling — Tit tle tat tling, n. The act or habit of parting idly or gossiping. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
o — abi·o·log·i·cal; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom; ab·o·li·tion·ism; ab·o·li·tion·ist; ab·o·li·tion·ize; ab·o·ma·sal; ab·o·ma·sum; ac·an·thol·o·gy; ac·an·thop·o·dous; acar·i·dol·o·gist; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; acar·i·o·sis;… … English syllables
