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Define the word tittle-tattle

"Tittle-tattle" gcide "The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48"

Tittle-tattle \Tit"tle-tat`tle\, n. [A reduplication of tattle.]
   1. Idle, trifling talk; empty prattle. --Arbuthnot.
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   2. An idle, trifling talker; a gossip. [R.] --Tatler.
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"Tittle-tattle" gcide "The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48"

Tittle-tattle \Tit"tle-tat`tle\, v. i.
   To talk idly; to prate. --Shak.
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"tittle-tattle" wn "WordNet (r) 2.0"

tittle-tattle
     n : light informal conversation for social occasions [syn: chitchat,
          small talk, gab, gabfest, gossip, chin-wag, chin-wagging,
          causerie]
     v : speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly
         [syn: chatter, piffle, palaver, prate, twaddle,
          clack, maunder, prattle, blab, gibber, tattle,
          blabber, gabble]