tittle-tattle

verb

Definition of tittle-tattlenext
as in to blather

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tittle-tattle
  1. blather
  2. chatter
  3. patter
  4. prattle
  5. gab
  6. troll
  7. smatter
  8. bleat
Verb
  • In other words, to blather on about how unremarkable iPhone 16 is compared to the one immediately preceding it completely misses the forest for the trees.
    Steven Aquino, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
  • But who needs to blather on when there is a brisk 90-minute set of lush ‘70s and ‘80s classics to administer?
    Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 27 Sep. 2024
Definition of blather
Verb
  • All of this runs counter to the narrative — popular among Washington’s chattering class — that a young and restive crop of Democrats is clamoring to scrap the seniority system that’s guided the party’s committee-selection process for years.
    Mike Lillis, The Hill, 16 Dec. 2024
  • However, the plethora of Monday night cocktail parties were as ever packed and the famous ‘Booze Alley’ was replete with attendees chattering late into the night (and early into the morning).
    Jake Kanter, Deadline, 24 Oct. 2024
Definition of chatter
Verb
  • Then comes an electric riff, some pattering drums, more singers.
    Alex Suskind, Vulture, 4 Dec. 2024
  • For example, someone may not notice a clock ticking in the corner of the room if rain is pattering on the roof.
    IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 6 Dec. 2016
Definition of patter
Verb
  • Of course, some are just weird, like the Grampy Turnips, little old vegetable men planted in the soil who prattle on with unsolicited advice that’s occasionally useful and mostly waffle about.
    Josh Broadwell, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2024
  • While some critics prattle on in the comments with doubts, D'Amelio has stayed present throughout rehearsals and leaned on her costars — many of whom are also new to Broadway — to keep her concentration.
    Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 29 Oct. 2024
Definition of prattle
Verb
  • Ahead of the audiobook’s May 7 release, and a promotional tour that Wilson admitted is poised to put their love of chat to the ultimate test, the authors spoke to The Hollywood Reporter about all things gab.
    Seija Rankin, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
  • Trump’s tendency to gab meant that minimizing his time on the witness stand was a no-brainer.
    John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 12 Dec. 2023
Definition of gab
Verb
  • When Assad and other top government officials vanished from Syria after reportedly resigning and hosting negotiations with rebel groups who started seizing control of the Middle Eastern country last weekend, prominent critics of Trump and his allies trolled Gabbard on social media.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 8 Dec. 2024
  • The Bills social media team trolled those who doubted them in the preseason, posting a montage of experts predicting the Dolphins or Jets as the AFC East winner.
    Ryan Morik, Fox News, 3 Dec. 2024
Definition of troll
Verb
  • Another version is dotted with oily little pepperoni cups and smattered with hot honey: simple and satisfying.
    Kara Baskin, BostonGlobe.com, 4 May 2023
  • Lee is also now taking a smattering reps at first base as expected entering the spring.
    Michael Shapiro, Chron, 17 Mar. 2023
Definition of smatter
Verb
  • In one number, Swinton, who goes glossy-eyed to show the cracks in her high-fashion veneer, poses in a transparent rain slicker while bleating raw, yowling noises that blend with the despairing strings.
    Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Their bleating cry is as much the music of these green mountains as the shrill call of the oystercatchers, the Faroes' noisy national bird.
    Tim Ecott, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 May 2023
Definition of bleat
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