tittle-tattles

verb

present tense third-person singular of tittle-tattle
as in smatters

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  1. jaws
  2. trolls
  3. runs on
  4. prattles
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  • Ben smashes chests and heads in, tears jaws out, rips faces off, and director Johannes Roberts makes sure to include brief close-ups of the carnage, lit just dimly enough to avoid truly grossing us out.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2026
Definition of jaws
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  • Mamdani trolls Ramaswamy after Knicks win The Knicks, who defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers 130-93 in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Finals, finished a 4-0 series sweep.
    — Amethyst Martinez, USA Today, 26 May 2026
  • Iran trolls Trump about blockade Iran struck a defiant tone ahead of the blockade’s start.
    — Garrett Downs, CNBC, 13 Apr. 2026
Definition of trolls
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  • Rangers starter Cal Quantrill (3-2) lasted four innings and gave up 11 hits and six runs on a season-high 86 pitches.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 July 2026
  • That system runs on batteries and hydrogen fuel cells, but doesn’t include on-site solar power, and involves trucking in the hydrogen rather than producing it there.
    — IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 15 July 2026
Definition of runs on
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  • The father, Man, prattles on about mowing the lawn, painting the fence, and managing their orchard’s irrigation, while the son periodically falls off his chair from boredom.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 12 Dec. 2025
Definition of prattles
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“Tittle-tattles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tittle-tattles. Accessed 19 Jul. 2026.

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