tittle-tattling

present participle of tittle-tattle

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for tittle-tattling
Verb
  • Passenger trains stopped running on this line in the late 1960s, leaving it to slower freight trains that ran less frequently.
    Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Davenport is running on a platform of academic achievement, inclusivity and teaching for college, career and AI readiness, as opposed to teaching toward standardized tests.
    Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 21 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • While Posobiec was trolling the libs, Kirk, just 24 years old at the time, was busy raising millions of dollars to grow TPUSA into a powerful organization on the right.
    Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Conservatives hailed the president’s team for trolling the left-wing outlet.
    Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 18 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The pair love spending time together—often just chatting for hours.
    Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Parents can already set time limits on app use and see if their teenagers are chatting with AI characters, Meta said.
    Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Who would have thought that in the moments of tension, teeth-chattering anxiety, Tim Skipper would be the one from the Skipper family whose name would be shouted in praise at the Rose Bowl.
    Benjamin Royer, Oc Register, 19 Oct. 2025
  • At a recent event for Net-a-Porter where RiRa’s vessels doubled as decor and drinking glasses, Ribbens noted that guests were chattering about them all night.
    Emily Johnson, Architectural Digest, 18 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Caleb MutuaVinícius Andrade BankingBankruptcy Top investment bank CEO says he was ‘defrauded’ by the bankruptcy that’s rattling Wall Street.
    Dave Smith, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2025
  • McClung has almost singlehandedly revived the Slam Dunk Contest with his imaginative arsenal of rim-rattling highlights, but has yet to consistently crack an NBA rotation.
    Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Pine, Colorado — As massive granite outcroppings dotted with evergreen trees jutted skyward from the landscape of Colorado’s Southern Rockies on a warm Tuesday morning, the serenity of bird calls and a babbling creek was shattered by a radio call from a park ranger in distress.
    Andi Babineau, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2025
  • The property, which features lush greenery and old-growth trees set among babbling brooks and water features, is open to the public, and the gardens have served as a popular spot for weddings over the decades in addition to an annual Mother’s Day tea that Weston said attracts hundreds each year.
    Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The Niners’ defense is reeling, and the offense is sputtering.
    Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 18 Oct. 2025
  • In August, a single-engine Piper PA-28 crash landed on southbound Interstate 805 in Sorrento Valley after the pilot noticed the engine was sputtering and losing power.
    Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Sep. 2025
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“Tittle-tattling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tittle-tattling. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.

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