tittle-tattle
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 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
‘Your uncle does not want gossip and tittle-tattle over breakfast,’ she said tightly.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
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