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TALEBEARING
blabbermouthed, leaky, talebearing, tattling
(adjective) prone to communicate confidential information
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
talebearing (countable and uncountable, plural talebearings)
The spreading of gossip or rumor.
Synonyms
• (spreading gossip or rumor): rumormongering, telling tales
Source: Wiktionary
Tale"bear`ing, a.
Definition: Telling tales officiously.
Tale"bear`ing, n.
Definition: The act of informing officiously; communication of sectrts, scandal, etc., maliciously.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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