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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His weekly, Next, which began as a print magazine but now has only a digital edition, writes a lot about celebrities and covers local tittle-tattle, but also provides unstinting support for the protests.

From New York Times • Aug. 23, 2019

The tip-offs included "gossip" and "tittle-tattle" about Princes William and Harry, the Old Bailey heard.

From BBC • Jan. 7, 2015

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

White assiduously avoided clearing up the tittle-tattle, until eventually birth, marriage and divorce certificates were slightly churlishly unearthed by journalists.

From The Guardian • Jun. 1, 2014

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

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

tittle-tattle

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