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Webster 1913 Edition

Twattle

Twat′tle

,
Verb.
I.
[Cf.
Tattle
,
Twaddle
.]
To prate; to talk much and idly; to gabble; to chatter; to twaddle;
as, a
twattling
gossip
.
L’Estrange.

Twat′tle

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

Twat′tle

,
Noun.
Act of prating; idle talk; twaddle.

Webster 1828 Edition

Twattle

TWAT'TLE

,
Verb.
I.
To prate; to talk much and idly; to gabble; to chatter; as a twattling gossip.

TWAT'TLE

,
Verb.
T.
To pet; to make much of. [Local.]

Definition 2024

twattle

twattle

English

Verb

twattle ‎(third-person singular simple present twattles, present participle twattling, simple past and past participle twattled)

  1. (archaic) To talk in a digressive or long-winded way.
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Etymology 2

Verb

twattle ‎(third-person singular simple present twattles, present participle twattling, simple past and past participle twattled)

  1. (archaic, transitive) To make much of, as a domestic animal; to pet.
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Etymology

Compare tattle, twaddle.

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