Meanings
nountwittle-twattle (plural twittle-twattles)
plural twittle-twattles
- archaicFrivolous chatter or gossip; gabble, tattle.
The Gossips bawdy twittle twattle, / The Nurse and Midwife's prittle prattles / That must be very Welcome made
1667, Francisco de Quevedo Villegas, “(please specify the page)”, in R[oger] L[’Estrange], transl., The Visions of Dom Francisco de Quevedo Villegas, […], London: […] H[enry] Herringman […], →OCLCSynonyms: twit-twat
Synonyms & antonyms
nounFrivolous chatter or gossip; gabble, tattle.
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