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

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

My ears burned as I imagined the tittle-tattle of ladies at the Chinese Opera House, the girls and guys at the drugstore, the men in the cigar shops.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

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