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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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But such tittle-tattle was the lifeblood of Italian football and he was bullish, saying Lentini - living his boyhood dream and contracted to June 1995 - wasn't for sale.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2023

President Putin recently dismissed the suggestion as "utter nonsense, drivel and politically-motivated tittle-tattle."

From BBC • Oct. 26, 2021

“I’m not interested in all the tittle-tattle ... we all have to remember that he is a truly gifted player.”

From The Guardian • Jul. 24, 2017

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

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