tittle

  • 11tittle — /ˈtɪtl / (say titl) noun 1. a dot or other small mark in writing or printing, used, for example, as a diacritic. 2. a very small part or quantity; a particle, jot, or whit: *Yet he had managed to succeed without, in the process, sacrificing jot… …

  • 12tittle — n. 1 a small written or printed stroke or dot. 2 a particle; a whit (esp. in not one jot or tittle). Etymology: ME f. L (as TITLE) …

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  • 13Tittle (surname) — Tittle is a surname, and may refer to:* Ian Tittle (born 1973), West Indian cricket player * Steve Tittle (born 1935), Canadian composer and teacher * Y. A. Tittle (born 1926), former American football quarterback …

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  • 14tittle-tattle — tittle tattler, n. /tit l tat l/, n., v., tittle tattled, tittle tattling. n. 1. gossip or foolish chatter. v.i. 2. to gossip or chatter. [1520 30; gradational compound based on tittle to whisper, gossip] * * * …

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  • 15tittle-tattle — [tit′ l tat΄ l] n., vi. tittle tattled, tittle tattling [redupl. of TATTLE] gossip; chatter …

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  • 16Tittle-tattle — Tit tle tat tle, v. i. To talk idly; to prate. Shak. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 17Tittle-tattle — Tit tle tat tle, n. [A reduplication of tattle.] 1. Idle, trifling talk; empty prattle. Arbuthnot. [1913 Webster] 2. An idle, trifling talker; a gossip. [R.] Tatler. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 18Tittle-tattling — Tit tle tat tling, n. The act or habit of parting idly or gossiping. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 19tittle-tattle — ► NOUN ▪ gossip. ► VERB ▪ engage in gossip. ORIGIN reduplication of TATTLE(Cf. ↑tattler) …

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  • 20tittle-tattle — /ˈtɪtl tætl / (say titl tatl) noun 1. gossip; telltale. –verb (i) (tittle tattled, tittle tattling) 2. to reveal private or confidential matters in idle gossip; act as a tale bearer. {varied reduplication of tattle} –tittle tattler, noun …