n.

Petty gossip; trivial talk.

intr.v., -tled, -tling, -tles.

To talk idly or foolishly; gossip.

[Reduplication of TATTLE.]

noun

Idle, often sensational and groundless talk about others: gossip, gossipry, hearsay, report, rumor, talebearing, tattle, word. Slang scuttlebutt. See words.

verb

To engage in or spread gossip: blab, gossip, noise, rumor, talk, tattle, whisper. Idioms: tell tales, tell tales out of school. See words.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: light informal conversation for social occasions
  Synonyms: chitchat, small talk, gab, gabfest, gossip, chin-wag, chin-wagging, causerie

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The verb tittle-tattle has one meaning:

Meaning #1: speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly
  Synonyms: chatter, piffle, palaver, prate, twaddle, clack, maunder, prattle, blab, gibber, tattle, blabber, gabble

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - pjat, snak, pladder
v. intr. - pjatte, pjanke, sladre

Nederlands (Dutch)
kletspraat, kletsen

Français (French)
n. - potins
v. intr. - jaser

Deutsch (German)
n. - Klatsch
v. - klatschen, schwatzen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - κουτσομπολιό
v. - κουτσομπολεύω

Italiano (Italian)
pettegolezzo, pettegolare

Português (Portuguese)
n. - boatos (m pl), mexericos (m pl), fofocas (f pl), tagarelice (f)
v. - mexericar, tagarelar, fofocar

Русский (Russian)
болтовня, слухи, сплетни

Español (Spanish)
n. - chismes, charla, chismorreo
v. intr. - chismorrear, charlar, chismear

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - skvaller, tissel och tassel, snack
v. - skvallra, tissla och tassla, snacka

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
闲聊, 杂谈

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 閒聊, 雜談
v. intr. - 閒聊, 雜談

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 객소리, 잡담
v. intr. - 잡담하다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 噂話, むだ話, 雑談
v. - 噂話をする, むだ話をする

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) قيل وقال, لغو (فعل) يلغي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮רכילות, פטפוט, קשקוש‬
v. intr. - ‮ריכל, פיטפט‬

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