Meaning of TITTLE-TATTLE
| Pronunciation: | | 'titl `tatl
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- [n] light informal conversation for social occasions
- [v] speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly
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| | Synonyms: | | blab, blabber, causerie, chatter, chin-wag, chin-wagging, chitchat, clack, gab, gabble, gabfest, gibber, gossip, maunder, palaver, piffle, prate, prattle, small talk, tattle, twaddle |
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| | See Also: | | babble, blather, blether, blither, chat, confab, confabulation, mouth, schmoose, schmooze, smatter, speak, talk, utter, verbalise, verbalize | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Tit"tle-tat`tle\, n. [A reduplication of tattle.]
1. Idle, trifling talk; empty prattle. --Arbuthnot.
2. An idle, trifling talker; a gossip. [R.] --Tatler.
\Tit"tle-tat`tle\, v. i.
To talk idly; to prate. --Shak.
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