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PRONUNCIATION OF TITTLE-TATTLE

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TITTLE-TATTLE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Tittle-Tattle is a verb and can also act as a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb tittle-tattle in English.

WHAT DOES TITTLE-TATTLE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of tittle-tattle in the English dictionary

The definition of tittle-tattle in the dictionary is idle chat or gossip. Other definition of tittle-tattle is to chatter or gossip.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO TITTLE-TATTLE

PRESENT

Present
I tittle-tattle
you tittle-tattle
he/she/it tittle-tattles
we tittle-tattle
you tittle-tattle
they tittle-tattle
Present continuous
I am tittle-tattling
you are tittle-tattling
he/she/it is tittle-tattling
we are tittle-tattling
you are tittle-tattling
they are tittle-tattling
Present perfect
I have tittle-tattled
you have tittle-tattled
he/she/it has tittle-tattled
we have tittle-tattled
you have tittle-tattled
they have tittle-tattled
Present perfect continuous
I have been tittle-tattling
you have been tittle-tattling
he/she/it has been tittle-tattling
we have been tittle-tattling
you have been tittle-tattling
they have been tittle-tattling
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I tittle-tattled
you tittle-tattled
he/she/it tittle-tattled
we tittle-tattled
you tittle-tattled
they tittle-tattled
Past continuous
I was tittle-tattling
you were tittle-tattling
he/she/it was tittle-tattling
we were tittle-tattling
you were tittle-tattling
they were tittle-tattling
Past perfect
I had tittle-tattled
you had tittle-tattled
he/she/it had tittle-tattled
we had tittle-tattled
you had tittle-tattled
they had tittle-tattled
Past perfect continuous
I had been tittle-tattling
you had been tittle-tattling
he/she/it had been tittle-tattling
we had been tittle-tattling
you had been tittle-tattling
they had been tittle-tattling
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will tittle-tattle
you will tittle-tattle
he/she/it will tittle-tattle
we will tittle-tattle
you will tittle-tattle
they will tittle-tattle
Future continuous
I will be tittle-tattling
you will be tittle-tattling
he/she/it will be tittle-tattling
we will be tittle-tattling
you will be tittle-tattling
they will be tittle-tattling
Future perfect
I will have tittle-tattled
you will have tittle-tattled
he/she/it will have tittle-tattled
we will have tittle-tattled
you will have tittle-tattled
they will have tittle-tattled
Future perfect continuous
I will have been tittle-tattling
you will have been tittle-tattling
he/she/it will have been tittle-tattling
we will have been tittle-tattling
you will have been tittle-tattling
they will have been tittle-tattling
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would tittle-tattle
you would tittle-tattle
he/she/it would tittle-tattle
we would tittle-tattle
you would tittle-tattle
they would tittle-tattle
Conditional continuous
I would be tittle-tattling
you would be tittle-tattling
he/she/it would be tittle-tattling
we would be tittle-tattling
you would be tittle-tattling
they would be tittle-tattling
Conditional perfect
I would have tittle-tattle
you would have tittle-tattle
he/she/it would have tittle-tattle
we would have tittle-tattle
you would have tittle-tattle
they would have tittle-tattle
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been tittle-tattling
you would have been tittle-tattling
he/she/it would have been tittle-tattling
we would have been tittle-tattling
you would have been tittle-tattling
they would have been tittle-tattling
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you tittle-tattle
we let´s tittle-tattle
you tittle-tattle
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to tittle-tattle
Past participle
tittle-tattled
Present Participle
tittle-tattling
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TITTLE-TATTLE

titter
titterer
tittering
titteringly
tittie
tittish
tittivate
tittivation
tittivator
tittle
tittle-tattler
tittlebat
tittup
tittupped
tittupping
tittupy
titty
titubancy
titubant
titubate

WORDS THAT END LIKE TITTLE-TATTLE

air battle
battle
beef cattle
bottle
brattle
cattle
death rattle
do battle
domestic cattle
gun battle
Highland cattle
join battle
line of battle
losing battle
pitched battle
rattle
sea battle
Seattle
tattle
trial by battle
wattle

Synonyms and antonyms of tittle-tattle in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «TITTLE-TATTLE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «tittle-tattle» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of tittle-tattle

Translation of «tittle-tattle» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TITTLE-TATTLE

Find out the translation of tittle-tattle to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of tittle-tattle from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «tittle-tattle» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

丝毫不差,闲话
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

chismes
570 millions of speakers

English

tittle-tattle
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

गपशप
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ثرثرة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

сплетня
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

mexericos
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বাজে বক্বক্ করা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

cancans
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tittle-tattle
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Tratsch
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

点画、おしゃべり
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

객소리
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tittle-tattle
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nói xấu
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சிறு துணுக்கு-உளரல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

लबाडीचा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

dedikodu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

pettegolezzi
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

plotek
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

плітка
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

flecareli
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

φλυαρία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

gebabbel
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

skvaller
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

sladder
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of tittle-tattle

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TITTLE-TATTLE»

The term «tittle-tattle» is regularly used and occupies the 79.157 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TITTLE-TATTLE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «tittle-tattle» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «tittle-tattle» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about tittle-tattle

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TITTLE-TATTLE»

Discover the use of tittle-tattle in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to tittle-tattle and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Betty Ann Tittle Tattle Reproduces the Upper Class: Gender ...
This paper examines the role that elite women played in class reproduction in Kansas City between 1924-1934 through an examination of 40 issues of the elite women's magazine, The Independent.
Nicole Perry, 2008
2
Tittle-Tattle Goose
Read about the goose who tittle-tattles all over the farm. Suggested level: junior.
Joy Cowley, 2009
3
Tittle Tattle and Other Stories for Children, by the Author ...
This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.
Tittle-Tattle, 2010
4
Tall Tales and Tittle-Tattle: From Around the World
Tall Tales and Tittle-Tattle is a fascinating, entertaining, wry and utterly absorbing book, combining hilarious yet unbelievable snippets from their travels, with an array of historical, cultural and travel miscellany and tittle-tattle ...
Dana Facaros, Michael Pauls, 2003
5
Tittle Tattle: A Compilation of Articles on Many Subjects
Nora Barraford, when asked about her life, says "Which one?
Nora Barraford, 2006
6
The British melodist; or, National song book
J? Pretty little damsels how they chat, Chit chat tittle tattle tat, ,, ' : j . All about their sweethearts and all that, And chit chat tittle tattle tat; 1(. . Up & down the city how the little damsels walk And of the beaus and fashions how the little damsels talk,  ...
British melodist, 1822
7
Principles of Intellectual Property Law
There has been a suggestion that 'tittle tattle' may not be protected as confidential information. Megarry J said, obiter, in Coco v AN Clark (Engineers) Ltd (1969): 'I doubt whether equity would intervene unless the circumstances are of sufficient ...
Catherine Colston, 1999
8
The Blossoms of Harmony. Containing a judicious collection ...
l/ 76' 55" - ' T rctty little bonnetz and pretty little caps, ' ' And to chit chat tittle tattle tak', . A little bit of rouge and a nice little fan, A nice little minature ota nice little m Or any little nide thing of which they can ' Chit chat tittle tattle tat. \ Pretty little ...
‎1808
9
Tittle Tattle
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C. L. Rupert, 2010
10
A Dictionary of Anglo-American Proverbs & Proverbial ...
Tittle-tattle (ODEP 826) 1900 "who is at the bottom of all this tittle-tattle." (p. 141) 1900 "I don't want anythin' more to do with a tittle-tattle tell-tale like him." (p. 252) Pidgin, Charles F. Quincy Adams Sawyer and Mason's Corner Folks. Boston: ...
George B. Bryan, Wolfgang Mieder, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TITTLE-TATTLE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term tittle-tattle is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Worlds Apart: A Memoir by David Plante - book review: Posh tittle
Reading this posh tittle-tattle is a guilty pleasure – “So much not to talk about,” admits the sheepish Plante, “but no one tells me not to write about it” – and yet you ... «The Independent, Jul 15»
2
The School for Scandal review – tittle-tattle a la mode
What could be more 2015 than the adoration of celeb glitter, the confident parade of malice, the rapid circulation of tittle-tattle, and the sugary delivery of a ... «The Guardian, Apr 15»
3
Weekly politics quiz: non-doms, Trident tittle-tattle and sausage rolls
Weekly politics quiz: non-doms, Trident tittle-tattle and sausage rolls. The general election campaign is now in full swing, so we thought we'd resurrect our ... «The Guardian, Apr 15»
4
Health watchdog accused of relying on 'tittle-tattle' in …
Peterborough MP Stewart Jackson has accused a health watchdog of relying on “anecdote and tittle-tattle” in a damning report into standards at the first NHS ... «Peterborough Telegraph, Feb 15»
5
'This is a trial about greed': John Kay accused of paying MoD official …
The Sun's chief reporter and royal editor have gone on trial accused of paying public officials for story tips including "gossip and tittle-tattle" about Princes William ... «Press Gazette, Jan 15»
6
Russell Brand: Question Time was 'semi-staged tittle-tattle and …
The two clashed spectacularly on Question Time – as hoped by both the public and no doubt BBC bosses, although Brand has described the show as ... «The Independent, Dec 14»
7
Transfer tittle-tattle: Strootman or Perez for United midfield?
Roma take on Manchester City in a winner-take-all Champions League, with Strootman looking for the performance that will seal his move to City's rivals United, ... «SportsJOE.ie, Dec 14»
8
Aston Villa rumour mill: Jack Grealish transfer tittle-tattle begins
Chelsea interested in Jack Grealish? Well, yes if the Daily Star are to be believed. It was perhaps inevitable that Aston Villa's latest young talent would be linked ... «Birmingham Mail, Sep 14»
9
Lawyers told to cut 'tittle-tattle' in Barbara Knox drink-drive case
LAWYERS involved in the drink-driving charge against Coronation Street star Barbara Knox were told to cut out "tittle-tattle" when the case was again delayed ... «Express.co.uk, Jul 14»
10
David Mellor says Tory 'rent boy parties' claim is improbable tittle-tattle
He named four senior figures, all now deceased, among those he says were at the sordid parties. But his allegations were denounced as 'improbable tittle-tattle' ... «Daily Mail, Jul 14»

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