TWATTLING

Verb

twattling

present participle of twattle

Source: Wiktionary


TWATTLE

Twat"tle, v. i. Etym: [Cf. Tattle, Twaddle.]

Definition: To prate; to talk much and idly; to gabble; to chatter; to twaddle; as, a twattling gossip. L'Estrange.

Twat"tle, v. t.

Definition: To make much of, as a domestic animal; to pet. [Prov. Eng.] Grose.

Twat"tle, n.

Definition: Act of prating; idle talk; twaddle.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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