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talebearing

 
Dictionary: Tale·bear·ing

a.

Telling tales officiously.

Tale·bear·ing
n.

The act of informing officiously; communication of secrets, scandal, etc., maliciously.


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noun

    Idle, often sensational and groundless talk about others: gossip, gossipry, hearsay, report, rumor, tattle, tittle-tattle, word. Slang scuttlebutt. See words.

adjective

    Inclined to gossip: blabby, gossipy, taletelling. See words.

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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: prone to communicate confidential information
  Synonyms: blabbermouthed, leaky, tattling


 
 
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