tittle-tattle

英 [ˈtɪtl tætl]

美 [ˈtɪtl tætl]

n.  闲聊; 飞短流长; 张家长李家短
v.  闲聊; 杂谈

现在分词：tittle-tattling　过去式：tittle-tattled　第三人称单数：tittle-tattles　过去分词：tittle-tattled　

牛津词典

noun

• 闲聊；飞短流长；张家长李家短
  unimportant talk, usually not true, about other people and their lives

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 闲聊;胡侃;流言蜚语
  If you refer to something that a group of people talk about astittle-tattle, you mean that you disapprove of it because it is not important, and there is no real evidence that it is true.
  1. ...tittle-tattle about the private lives of minor celebrities.
     有关二三流名人隐私生活的闲言碎语

英英释义

noun

• light informal conversation for social occasions
  Synonym:chitchatchit-chatchit chatsmall talkgabgabfestgossipchin wagchin-wagchin waggingchin-waggingcauserie

verb

• speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly
  Synonym:chatterpifflepalaverpratetwaddleclackmaunderprattleblabgibbertattleblabbergabble

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