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´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
tit — an·tit·ro·py; an·tit·y·py; ap·pe·tit·ost; bi·o·tit·ize; cys·tit·ic; der·ma·tit·ic; fit·tit; hem·a·tit·ic; hit·tit·ol·o·gy; in·tit·u·la·tion; in·tit·ule; lich·tit; mas·tit·ic; nyc·tit·ro·pism; par·o·tit·ic; peg·ma·tit·ic; peg·ma·tit·ization;… … English syllables
Bottle tit — Bottle Bot tle, n. [OE. bote, botelle, OF. botel, bouteille, F. bouteille, fr. LL. buticula, dim. of butis, buttis, butta, flask. Cf. {Butt} a cask.] 1. A hollow vessel, usually of glass or earthenware (but formerly of leather), with a narrow… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tittle — tit·tle … 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