as in to blather
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tittle-tattle
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In other words, to blather on about how unremarkable iPhone 16 is compared to the one immediately preceding it completely misses the forest for the trees.—
Steven Aquino,
Forbes,
3 Oct. 2024 -
In other words, to blather on about how unremarkable iPhone 16 is compared to the one immediately preceding it completely misses the forest for the trees.—
Steven Aquino,
Forbes,
3 Oct. 2024
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Nevertheless, the animals’ recurring presence throughout the season visualizes the chattering, anxious feeling that governs the existential turmoil endured by many of the souls haunting the Thai White Lotus resort.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
7 Apr. 2025
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As Melissa chatters away about her dreams, Shauna’s mind wanders.—
Esther Zuckerman,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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For a moment, the only sound was the rain pattering as night neared.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
12 Apr. 2025
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Details like water overflowing from the bathtub, rain pattering on a window, a phone ringing and a piano playing contributed to the realism of the experience.—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
7 Apr. 2025
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Herr Knock is retreating madly away from the camera, just prattling on, dancing maybe, soulless, gone.—
Wesley Morris,
New York Times,
25 Dec. 2024
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Of course, some are just weird, like the Grampy Turnips, little old vegetable men planted in the soil who prattle on with unsolicited advice that’s occasionally useful and mostly waffle about.—
Josh Broadwell,
Rolling Stone,
4 Nov. 2024
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Ahead of the audiobook’s May 7 release, and a promotional tour that Wilson admitted is poised to put their love of chat to the ultimate test, the authors spoke to The Hollywood Reporter about all things gab.—
Seija Rankin,
The Hollywood Reporter,
3 Sep. 2019
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Trump’s tendency to gab meant that minimizing his time on the witness stand was a no-brainer.—
John Cassidy,
The New Yorker,
12 Dec. 2023
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While former players trolling their rivals has become an annual ritual of the NFL Draft, a message (real or fake) from the president is not.—
Alex Andrejev,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2025
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Outside of his work at the Department of Government Efficiency, Musk has devoted a surprising amount of time to trolling the country.—
Anna Russell,
New Yorker,
24 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Another version is dotted with oily little pepperoni cups and smattered with hot honey: simple and satisfying.—
Kara Baskin,
BostonGlobe.com,
4 May 2023
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Glover’s patchwork ethos is smattered across its seven installments.—
WIRED,
WIRED,
17 Mar. 2023
Verb
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Then Elliott bashes the bleating thing’s brains in.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
28 Mar. 2025
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The pasture behind the barn is a blur of adolescent goats bleating, bolting, and knocking one another down.—
Scott Clark as told to Betsy Andrews,
Saveur,
3 Apr. 2025
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“Tittle-tattle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tittle-tattle. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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