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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

Actual football looks unlikely for a little while so, in the meantime, lose yourself in the underworld of meaningless tittle-tattle:

From The Guardian • Mar. 13, 2020

His weekly, Next, which began as a print magazine but now has only a digital edition, writes a lot about celebrities and covers local tittle-tattle, but also provides unstinting support for the protests.

From New York Times • Aug. 23, 2019

The tip-offs included "gossip" and "tittle-tattle" about Princes William and Harry, the Old Bailey heard.

From BBC • Jan. 7, 2015

I couldn’t afford to be the topic of neighborhood tittle-tattle.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu