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- Dictionarytittle-tattle/ˈtɪtlˌtatl/
noun
- 1. casual conversation about other people, typically involving details that are not confirmed as true; gossip: "she would never listen to tittle-tattle about another girl"
verb
- 1. engage in casual conversation about other people.
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TITTLE-TATTLE definition: 1. talk about other people's lives that is usually unkind, disapproving, or not true 2. talk about…. Learn more.
TITTLE-TATTLE meaning: 1. talk about other people's lives that is usually unkind, disapproving, or not true 2. talk about…. Learn more.
Tittle-tattle definition: gossip or foolish chatter.. See examples of TITTLE-TATTLE used in a sentence.
The meaning of TITTLE-TATTLE is gossip, prattle. How to use tittle-tattle in a sentence.
If you refer to something that a group of people talk about as tittle-tattle, you mean that you disapprove of it because it is not important, and there is no real evidence that it is true.
Definition of tittle-tattle noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
What does the word tittle-tattle mean? There are five meanings listed in OED's entry for the word tittle-tattle. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. See meaning & use. How common is the word tittle-tattle? About 0.05 occurrences per million words in modern written English. See frequency.
If you refer to something that a group of people talk about as tittle-tattle, you mean that you disapprove of it because it is not important, and there is no real evidence that it is true.
noun. light informal conversation for social occasions. synonyms: causerie, chin wag, chin wagging, chin-wag, chin-wagging, chit chat, chit-chat, chitchat, gab, gabfest, gossip, small talk. see more. verb. speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly.
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023 How to use tittle-tattle in a sentence Though there were thus two reasons for public interest, the result was one and the same—a constant tittle-tattling.
