Tittle-tattle

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Tittle-tattle \Tit"tle-tat`tle\, n. [A reduplication of tattle.]
     1. Idle, trifling talk; empty prattle. --Arbuthnot.
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     2. An idle, trifling talker; a gossip. [R.] --Tatler.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Tittle-tattle \Tit"tle-tat`tle\, v. i.
     To talk idly; to prate. --Shak.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  tittle-tattle
       n : light informal conversation for social occasions [syn: {chitchat},
            {small talk}, {gab}, {gabfest}, {gossip}, {chin-wag}, {chin-wagging},
            {causerie}]
       v : speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly
           [syn: {chatter}, {piffle}, {palaver}, {prate}, {twaddle},
            {clack}, {maunder}, {prattle}, {blab}, {gibber}, {tattle},
            {blabber}, {gabble}]