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Definitions

tittle-tattle

[tit-l-tat-l] / ˈtɪt lˌtæt l /
VERB
gossip
Synonyms
STRONG
babble blab blather blether chat chatter dish hint imply insinuate intimate jaw noise prate prattle repeat report rumor schmoose spread suggest talk tattle whisper
WEAK
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 of school wiggle-waggle
Antonyms
STRONG
be quiet conceal hide

Example Sentences

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President Putin recently dismissed the suggestion as "utter nonsense, drivel and politically-motivated tittle-tattle."

From BBC • Oct. 26, 2021

The gossip columns have a field day and can't believe their luck that such a rich seam of tittle-tattle is laid out on a platter for them.

From BBC • Dec. 18, 2014

It was hard to take a news holiday, over Thanksgiving, what with the protests in Ferguson, the live updates, the streaming commentary, the instant video, the on-the-spot reporting, and the tittle-tattle of Twitter.

From The New Yorker • Dec. 3, 2014

Mr. McDonagh has a peerless gift for locating the mythologizing in small-town tittle-tattle, and the liturgical cadences in repeated phrases and actions.

From New York Times • Jun. 27, 2013

I couldn’t afford to be the topic of neighborhood tittle-tattle.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.