tittle-tattle

[ tit-l-tat-l ]

/ ˈtɪt lˌtæt l /

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noun

gossip or foolish chatter.

verb (used without object), tit·tle-tat·tled, tit·tle-tat·tling.

to gossip or chatter.

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Origin of tittle-tattle

First recorded in 1520–30; gradational compound based on tittle to whisper, gossip

OTHER WORDS FROM tittle-tattle

tittle-tattler, noun

Words nearby tittle-tattle

tits and ass, tit-tat-toe, titter, tittivate, tittle, tittle-tattle, tittup, titty, titubation, titular, titulary

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How to use tittle-tattle in a sentence

Mustique is famous for the omertà that ensures that very little celebrity tittle-tattle ever makes it off the island.
Why William is Powerless To Protest New Kate Pics|Tom Sykes|February 14, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The story is just “tittle-tattle” and it will all “blow over,” he told the BBC.
Why Prince Harry’s Nude Photos Are a Disaster for Charles|Tom Sykes|August 23, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Mustique is also famous for the omertà that ensures that very little celebrity tittle-tattle ever makes it off the island.
William and Kate Bask in Mustique Privacy on Holiday With Middletons|Tom Sykes|January 27, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The ideal is not a thing to be clutched at, or taken by force, but all of the conditions—every tittle—must be fulfilled.
Solomon and Solomonic Literature|Moncure Daniel Conway

It is therefore our duty, sir, to protect our principal, and we cannot consent to abate one jot or tittle of our rights.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3)|Charles James Wills
You recollect that you promised to obtain something—a little tittle-tattle—concerning a lady.
The Doctor of Pimlico|William Le Queux
I don't think my creed contains a jot or tittle beyond this.
Mystic London:|Charles Maurice Davies
Cermigniani and Melillo were listening to the brilliant tittle-tattle of Bencini, with his cackling speech and his dry laugh.
The conquest of Rome|Matilde Serao

British Dictionary definitions for tittle-tattle

tittle-tattle

noun

idle chat or gossip

verb

(intr) to chatter or gossip

Derived forms of tittle-tattle

tittle-tattler, noun

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