tattle : Idioms & Phrases

Index

tittle-tattle

  • noun light informal conversation for social occasions
    chin wag; chit-chat; chitchat; chin-wagging; causerie; chin-wag; small talk; gabfest; chin wagging; chit chat; gossip; gab.
  • verb speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly
    prate; chatter; tattle; piffle; gabble; blab; gibber; clack; tittle-tattle; prattle; maunder; palaver; blabber; twaddle.
WordNet
Tit"tle-tat`tle noun
Etymology
A reduplication of tattle.
Definitions
  1. Idle, trifling talk; empty prattle. Arbuthnot.
  2. An idle, trifling talker; a gossip. R. Tatler.
Tit"tle-tat`tle intransitive verb
Definitions
  1. To talk idly; to prate. Shak.
Webster 1913

tittle-tattling

  • verb speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly
    prate; chatter; tattle; piffle; gabble; blab; gibber; clack; tittle-tattle; prattle; maunder; palaver; blabber; twaddle.
WordNet
Tit"tle-tat`tling noun
Definitions
  1. The act or habit of parting idly or gossiping.
Webster 1913