·noun Act of prating; idle talk; twaddle.
II. Twattle ·vt To make much of, as a domestic animal; to Pet.
III. Twattle ·vi To Prate; to talk much and idly; to Gabble; to Chatter; to Twaddle; as, a twattling gossip.
to prattle and tell idle tales. Lane. ...
A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
·noun Tattle; gabble. ...
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