TITTLE-TATTLING Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words

tittle-tattling

verb

present participle of tittle-tattle

as in running on

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Only the cave paintings remain, flickering, filled with purple and brown rhinos, running on and on and running nowhere.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026
All but one of the trophies presented at the 78th Emmy Awards on Monday went to a program running on a streaming platform.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of running on

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After a tense year of sniping and trolling each other, the family members agreed to bury the butcher knife, and the Original Roy Hutchins empire added an Arlington location near AT&T Stadium.

— Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Sep. 2026
Indy, the duck-trolling dog star of Good Boy, received the Best Good Boy in a Horror Movie award.

— Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of trolling

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The interview was interrupted multiple times because of rain pattering against the barn roof where it was being held.

— Emily Chang, ABC News, 7 June 2026
Benito finds community with the like-minded Pleneros de la Cresta, who have been playing the island’s pattering folk music for over a decade.

— Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 2 Dec. 2025

Definition of pattering

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Haim first confirmed her attendance at Swift and Kelce’s nuptials at Madison Square Garden in New York City on July 3 while chatting with Access Hollywood later that month.

— Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2026
Harry was seen chatting with his aunt, Lady Jane Fellowes, who was seated directly behind him along with his uncle, before the event got underway.

— Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of chatting

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There’s a passage in the final movement when the full orchestra, reinforced by trumpets, trombones, tuba, and a thunder roll of timpani, clamber up to a teeth-rattling fortissimo.

— Justin Davidson, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026
During the Thursday vigil, friends and family of the deceased narrowly dodged a vehicle involved in a high-speed police chase, further rattling residents and drawing criticism of Milwaukee police.

— April Quevedo, jsonline.com, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of rattling

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The kids are drawing slowly with chalk and babbling to each other.

— Miranda Rake, Parents, 25 Aug. 2026
The surrounding 23 acres the estate sits on are full of trails ripe for exploring, too, and take visitors past historic stone walls, cemeteries, and babbling brooks.

— Blair West, Travel + Leisure, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of babbling

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His Toronto Maple Leafs, on the heels of three straight first-round playoff exits, were sputtering in November with a 9-10-4 record.

— Janson Duench, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
Some analysts attributed the drop-off to sputtering demand as investors moved past the company's splashy listing and took a closer look at its bottom line.

— Max Zahn, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of sputtering

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