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twittle-twattle

twittle-twattle noun: frivolous chatter or gossip; gabble, tattle.

Noun

twittle-twattle (plural twittle-twattles)

  1. (archaic) Frivolous chatter or gossip; gabble, tattle.
    • The Gossips bawdy twittle twattle, / The Nurse and Midwife's prittle prattles / That must be very Welcome made1667, Francisco de Quevedo Villegas, “(please specify the page)”, in R[oger] L[’Estrange], transl., The Visions of Dom Francisco de Quevedo Villegas, […], London: […] H[enry] Herringman […], →OCLC
    Synonyms:
    twit-twat

Synonyms of twittle-twattle

Forms of twittle-twattle

pluraltwittle-twattles

Origin of twittle-twattle

See twattle.

Questions about twittle-twattle

What does twittle-twattle mean?
Twittle-twattle means frivolous chatter or gossip; gabble, tattle.
What part of speech is twittle-twattle?
Twittle-twattle is a noun.
What is the plural of twittle-twattle?
The plural of twittle-twattle is twittle-twattles.

Words near twittle-twattle in the dictionary

  1. twittings
  2. twittish
  3. twittishness
  4. Twittizen
  5. Twittizens
  6. twittle-twattle
  7. twittle-twattles
  8. Twitton
  9. twitty
  10. Twittys
  11. Twix

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