tittle-tattle

tit·tle-tat·tle

T0238700 (tĭt′l-tăt′l)n. Petty gossip; trivial talk.intr.v. tit·tle-tat·tled, tit·tle-tat·tling, tit·tle-tat·tles To talk idly or foolishly; gossip.

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[Reduplication of tattle.]

tittle-tattle

n idle chat or gossip vb (intr) to chatter or gossip ˈtittle-ˌtattler n

tit′tle-tat`tle

n., v. -tled, -tling. n. 1. gossip; chatter. v.i. 2. to gossip; chatter. [1520–30; gradational compound based on tittle to whisper, gossip] tit′tle-tat`tler, n.

tittle-tattle

Past participle: tittle-tattled
Gerund: tittle-tattling

Imperative
tittle-tattle
tittle-tattle

Present
I tittle-tattle
you tittle-tattle
he/she/it tittle-tattles
we tittle-tattle
you tittle-tattle
they tittle-tattle

Preterite
I tittle-tattled
you tittle-tattled
he/she/it tittle-tattled
we tittle-tattled
you tittle-tattled
they tittle-tattled

Present Continuous
I am tittle-tattling
you are tittle-tattling
he/she/it is tittle-tattling
we are tittle-tattling
you are tittle-tattling
they are tittle-tattling

Present Perfect
I have tittle-tattled
you have tittle-tattled
he/she/it has tittle-tattled
we have tittle-tattled
you have tittle-tattled
they have tittle-tattled

Past Continuous
I was tittle-tattling
you were tittle-tattling
he/she/it was tittle-tattling
we were tittle-tattling
you were tittle-tattling
they were tittle-tattling

Past Perfect
I had tittle-tattled
you had tittle-tattled
he/she/it had tittle-tattled
we had tittle-tattled
you had tittle-tattled
they had tittle-tattled

Future
I will tittle-tattle
you will tittle-tattle
he/she/it will tittle-tattle
we will tittle-tattle
you will tittle-tattle
they will tittle-tattle

Future Perfect
I will have tittle-tattled
you will have tittle-tattled
he/she/it will have tittle-tattled
we will have tittle-tattled
you will have tittle-tattled
they will have tittle-tattled

Future Continuous
I will be tittle-tattling
you will be tittle-tattling
he/she/it will be tittle-tattling
we will be tittle-tattling
you will be tittle-tattling
they will be tittle-tattling

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been tittle-tattling
you have been tittle-tattling
he/she/it has been tittle-tattling
we have been tittle-tattling
you have been tittle-tattling
they have been tittle-tattling

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been tittle-tattling
you will have been tittle-tattling
he/she/it will have been tittle-tattling
we will have been tittle-tattling
you will have been tittle-tattling
they will have been tittle-tattling

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been tittle-tattling
you had been tittle-tattling
he/she/it had been tittle-tattling
we had been tittle-tattling
you had been tittle-tattling
they had been tittle-tattling

Conditional
I would tittle-tattle
you would tittle-tattle
he/she/it would tittle-tattle
we would tittle-tattle
you would tittle-tattle
they would tittle-tattle

Past Conditional
I would have tittle-tattled
you would have tittle-tattled
he/she/it would have tittle-tattled
we would have tittle-tattled
you would have tittle-tattled
they would have tittle-tattled

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	tittle-tattle - light informal conversation for social occasionscauserie, chin wag, chin wagging, chin-wag, chin-wagging, chit chat, chitchat, chit-chat, gab, gabfest, gossip, small talkchat, confab, confabulation, schmoose, schmooze - an informal conversation
Verb	1.	tittle-tattle - speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantlyblabber, palaver, piffle, prate, prattle, tattle, twaddle, gabble, gibber, blab, clack, maunder, chattermouth, speak, talk, verbalise, verbalize, utter - express in speech; "She talks a lot of nonsense"; "This depressed patient does not verbalize"blather, blether, blither, smatter, babble - to talk foolishly; "The two women babbled and crooned at the baby"

tittle-tattle

noun gossip, rumour, dirt (U.S. slang), hearsay, jaw (slang), chatter, babble, cackle, twaddle, prattle, natter, blather, chitchat, blether, idle chat, yackety-yak (slang), yatter (informal), clishmaclaver (Scot.) tittle-tattle about the private lives of celebrities

tittle-tattle

nounIdle, often sensational and groundless talk about others:gossip, gossipry, hearsay, report, rumor, talebearing, tattle, word.Slang: scuttlebutt.verbTo engage in or spread gossip:blab, gossip, noise, rumor, talk, tattle, whisper.Idioms: tell tales, tell tales out of school.

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