Word
tittle-tattling
/ˈtit(ə)ltæt(ə)l/
verb
说闲话；散布流言蜚语
tittle-tattling is the present participle of tittle-tattle.
To gossip; to talk about or spread stories about other people's private lives.
- 1.
To engage in gossip.
参与闲聊
- 2.
To spread gossip.
传播闲话
参与闲聊；传播闲话；闲聊；漫谈
In use
They spent the whole afternoon tittle-tattling about their neighbors.
She tittle-tattles about everyone she meets.
He tittle-tattled to his friends about the secret plan.
Verb forms
base tittle-tattle · third person tittle-tattles · -ing tittle-tattling · past tittle-tattled · past participle tittle-tattled
规则动词
Connections
Word family
- tittle-tattles
- plural, third person singular
- tittle-tattled
- past, past participle
- tittle-tattling
- present participle
Learner notes
Grammar Note
不及物动词，指闲聊或说闲话
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