† twittlev.¹

Forms: 1500s twitle, 1500s twytle, 1600s twittle.

Origin: Apparently a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: tittle v.¹

Etymology: Apparently an alteration of tittle v.¹, perhaps by association with twit v. (compare especially sense 2 at that entry, although that is first attested later), although compare also twattle v. and discussion at twattle n.¹ Compare twittle-twattle adj. and twittle-twattle n.

Obsolete.

1. intransitive. To spread gossip or rumour; to tattle. Cf. tittle v.¹ 1a, twattle v. 1a.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > speech > conversation > converse [verb (intransitive)] > gossip

talea1225

talk1461

twittle1551

tattle1581

clasha1689

fetch-and-carry1770

gammer1788

chit-chat1821

rumour1832

nipper1840

coffee-house1861

cooze1870

chopse1879

skinder1942

scuttlebutt1945

to talk trash1947

gyaff1976

gist1992

tongue-wag-

society > communication > information > rumour > [verb (intransitive)] > bear tales or rumours

talea1225

tittlec1400

twittle1551

tattle1581

clavera1605

gossip1627

twita1643

clasha1689

fetch-and-carry1770

clype1843

clatfart1913

tattle-tale1918

labrish1935

1551 A. Gilby Comm. Prophet Mycha sig. D.viii O my Lordes, shall some vayne ymagynours twytle in youre eares?

1657 T. Jordan Fancy's Festivals sig. C4 Let's prittle and prattle, We'l twittle and twattle, This glass of Canary..'tis a good Health to my Gossip.

2. transitive. To tell or utter (something) idly or foolishly, or by way of gossip. Cf. tittle v.¹ 1b.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > speech > speak, say, or utter [verb (transitive)] > without proper knowledge

twattle1577

twittle1577

tattle1593

smatter1616

bleat1692

blate1878

1577 R. Stanyhurst Treat. Descr. Irelande i. f. 1/2, in R. Holinshed Chron. I His hystorie..twitled more tales out of schoole, and drowned weightyer matters in silence, then the Auctor vpon better view..woulde haue permitted.

1577 R. Stanyhurst Treat. Descr. Irelande vi. f. 20/2, in R. Holinshed Chron. I Such rumors noysed, such tales bruted, such fables twitled, such vntrue reportes twatled.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

twittlev.²

Brit.

/ˈtwɪtl/, U.S.

/ˈtwɪd(ə)l/

Origin: An imitative or expressive formation.

Etymology: Imitative. Compare slightly later twit int. and -le suffix 3. Compare later tweedle v.¹ and tweetle v.

Chiefly poetic.

intransitive. Of a bird: to chirrup, warble, twitter; to sing. Also occasionally transitive: to produce (a note or song) by chirruping or warbling.

ΚΠ

1581 H. Chillester Youthes Witte sig. F^v The little Larke... If she see Sonne shine and weather fayre, how then for ioy she twittles in the ayre.

1742 J. Winstanley et al. Poems 119 Go my sweet Ortolans... They haste along, And twittle to themselves a kind of Song.

2008 Sun Jrnl. (New Bern, N. Carolina) (Nexis) 11 Apr. Small songbirds tweet and twittle, flitting from limb to limb as the day brightens.

Derivatives

ˈtwittling adj. (of a bird) chirruping, warbling, singing; (also) that makes a sound resembling the chirruping of birds.

ΚΠ

1771 ‘The Trifler’ Muse in Miniature 36 The twittling tenants of the bough.

1868 Fun 25 July 205/1 Surrounded by a twittling crew, Of linnet, lark, and thrush.

2015 T. Tolliver You don't own Me (e-book ed.) Smooth percussions, twittling flutes, and violent yet lush Wagnerian strings, all woven and braided together.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	twittle
释义	† twittlev.¹ Forms: 1500s twitle, 1500s twytle, 1600s twittle. Origin: Apparently a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: tittle v.¹ Etymology: Apparently an alteration of tittle v.¹, perhaps by association with twit v. (compare especially sense 2 at that entry, although that is first attested later), although compare also twattle v. and discussion at twattle n.¹ Compare twittle-twattle adj. and twittle-twattle n. Obsolete. 1. intransitive. To spread gossip or rumour; to tattle. Cf. tittle v.¹ 1a, twattle v. 1a. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > conversation > converse [verb (intransitive)] > gossip talea1225 talk1461 twittle1551 tattle1581 clasha1689 fetch-and-carry1770 gammer1788 chit-chat1821 rumour1832 nipper1840 coffee-house1861 cooze1870 chopse1879 skinder1942 scuttlebutt1945 to talk trash1947 gyaff1976 gist1992 tongue-wag- society > communication > information > rumour > [verb (intransitive)] > bear tales or rumours talea1225 tittlec1400 twittle1551 tattle1581 clavera1605 gossip1627 twita1643 clasha1689 fetch-and-carry1770 clype1843 clatfart1913 tattle-tale1918 labrish1935 1551 A. Gilby Comm. Prophet Mycha sig. D.viii O my Lordes, shall some vayne ymagynours twytle in youre eares? 1657 T. Jordan Fancy's Festivals sig. C4 Let's prittle and prattle, We'l twittle and twattle, This glass of Canary..'tis a good Health to my Gossip. 2. transitive. To tell or utter (something) idly or foolishly, or by way of gossip. Cf. tittle v.¹ 1b. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > speak, say, or utter [verb (transitive)] > without proper knowledge twattle1577 twittle1577 tattle1593 smatter1616 bleat1692 blate1878 1577 R. Stanyhurst Treat. Descr. Irelande i. f. 1/2, in R. Holinshed Chron. I His hystorie..twitled more tales out of schoole, and drowned weightyer matters in silence, then the Auctor vpon better view..woulde haue permitted. 1577 R. Stanyhurst Treat. Descr. Irelande vi. f. 20/2, in R. Holinshed Chron. I Such rumors noysed, such tales bruted, such fables twitled, such vntrue reportes twatled. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2020). twittlev.² Brit. /ˈtwɪtl/, U.S. /ˈtwɪd(ə)l/ Origin: An imitative or expressive formation. Etymology: Imitative. Compare slightly later twit int. and -le suffix 3. Compare later tweedle v.¹ and tweetle v. Chiefly poetic. intransitive. Of a bird: to chirrup, warble, twitter; to sing. Also occasionally transitive: to produce (a note or song) by chirruping or warbling. ΚΠ 1581 H. Chillester Youthes Witte sig. F^v The little Larke... If she see Sonne shine and weather fayre, how then for ioy she twittles in the ayre. 1742 J. Winstanley et al. Poems 119 Go my sweet Ortolans... They haste along, And twittle to themselves a kind of Song. 2008 Sun Jrnl. (New Bern, N. Carolina) (Nexis) 11 Apr. Small songbirds tweet and twittle, flitting from limb to limb as the day brightens. Derivatives ˈtwittling adj. (of a bird) chirruping, warbling, singing; (also) that makes a sound resembling the chirruping of birds. ΚΠ 1771 ‘The Trifler’ Muse in Miniature 36 The twittling tenants of the bough. 1868 Fun 25 July 205/1 Surrounded by a twittling crew, Of linnet, lark, and thrush. 2015 T. Tolliver You don't own Me (e-book ed.) Smooth percussions, twittling flutes, and violent yet lush Wagnerian strings, all woven and braided together. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.¹1551v.²1581
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