tittle-tattle
tittle-tattle · tittle-tattles · tittle-tattled · tittle-tattling
To engage in gossipTo engage in gossip.
Meaning
2 sensesTo engage in gossip.
To spread gossip.
More definitions
- speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly
Origin
Reduplication of tattle.Reduplication of tattle.
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Forms
tittle-tattles, tittle-tattling, tittle-tattled, tittle-tattled| Base form | tittle-tattle · to tittle-tattle |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | tittle-tattles |
| Present participle | tittle-tattling |
| Past simple | tittle-tattled |
| Past participle | tittle-tattled |
regular · Lesson
Synonyms
13 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsDerivedtittle-tattler
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle