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tittle-tattled

tittle-tattled is the simple past and past participle of tittle-tattle.

Meaning of tittle-tattle

Verb

tittle-tattle (third-person singular simple present tittle-tattles, present participle tittle-tattling, simple past and past participle tittle-tattled)

  1. To engage in gossip.
    • ‘I hope you two have been mewed in with that old pussy long enough. While you’ve been tittle-tattling I’ve been doing, — listen to what this bobby’s got to say.’1897, Richard Marsh, The Beetle
  2. To spread gossip.

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Questions about tittle-tattled

What is tittle-tattled the simple past and past participle of?
Tittle-tattled is the simple past and past participle of tittle-tattle.

Words near tittle-tattled in the dictionary

  1. tittivating
  2. tittivation
  3. tittivations
  4. tittle
  5. tittle-tattle
  6. tittle-tattled
  7. tittle-tattler
  8. tittle-tattlers
  9. tittle-tattles
  10. tittle-tattling
  11. tittle-tattlings

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