tittle-tattle

(tit'l tat′'l)

noun, intransitive verb tittle-tattled, tittle-tattling

gossip; chatter

Origin: redupl. of tattle

See tittle-tattle in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
Petty gossip; trivial talk.
intransitive verb tit·tle-tat·tled, tit·tle-tat·tling, tit·tle-tat·tles
To talk idly or foolishly; gossip.

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Origin: Reduplication of tattle

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