Tittle Tattle

Pronunciation: /ˈtɪtəl ˈtætəl/

Definitions of tittle tattle

noun idle talk or gossip, especially about the private affairs of others

Example Sentences

A1 I don't like tittle tattle about other people.

A2 She enjoys listening to tittle tattle gossip at work.

B1 The tabloids are full of tittle tattle about celebrities.

B2 I try to avoid engaging in tittle tattle as it can be harmful.

C1 The journalist was fired for spreading tittle tattle without verifying the facts.

C2 The politician's reputation was tarnished by malicious tittle tattle spread by his opponents.

Examples of tittle tattle in a Sentence

formal The spread of tittle tattle among the employees is causing a disruption in the workplace.

informal I heard some juicy tittle tattle about the new hire from HR.

slang Don't pay attention to that tittle tattle, it's just gossip.

figurative The tittle tattle swirling around the small town was like a never-ending game of telephone.

Grammatical Forms of tittle tattle

• past tense: tittle tattled
• plural: tittle tattles
• comparative: more tittle tattle
• superlative: most tittle tattle
• present tense: tittle tattles
• future tense: will tittle tattle
• perfect tense: have tittle tattled
• continuous tense: is tittle tattling
• singular: tittle tattle
• positive degree: tittle tattle
• infinitive: to tittle tattle
• gerund: tittle tattling
• participle: tittle tattled

Origin and Evolution of tittle tattle

First Known Use: 1550 year

Language of Origin: English

Story behind the word: The term 'tittle tattle' originated in English as an onomatopoeic expression mimicking the sound of idle chatter or gossip.

Evolution of the word: Over time, 'tittle tattle' has come to refer to trivial or idle talk, often of a gossiping nature. The word has retained its playful and somewhat dismissive connotation in modern usage.