tittle
tittle · tittles · tittled · tittling
To chatterTo chatter.
/ˈtɪt.əl/
» The tittles aren't lined up, which ruins the look of the typeface for me.
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1 senses(Scotland)To chatter.
Examples
1 sentencesThe tittles aren't lined up, which ruins the look of the typeface for me.
Origin
From Middle English titillen, tytyllen, perhaps variants of Middle English tutelen (“to whFrom Middle English titillen, tytyllen, perhaps variants of Middle English tutelen (“to whisper, chatter”), from tutel (“mouth”), from Old English *tūtel, *tȳtel, related to Old Frisian tūte (“mouth”). Compare Middle English touten (“to jut out, project, protrude”), Middle English toute (“projection, mound, hill”), Middle Dutch tûte (whence modern Dutch tuit (“spout, nozzle, nose, point, peak, summit”)), Old Norse túta (“a teat-like prominence”), Danish tude (“spout”).
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Forms
tittles, tittling, tittled, tittledWord family
2 related wordsLessons 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