Talebearing

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Talebearing \Tale"bear`ing\, a.
     Telling tales officiously.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Talebearing \Tale"bear`ing\, n.
     The act of informing officiously; communication of secrets,
     scandal, etc., maliciously.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  talebearing
       adj : prone to communicate confidential information [syn: {blabbermouthed},
              {leaky}, {talebearing(a)}, {tattling(a)}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  18 Moby Thesaurus words for "talebearing":
     back-fence gossip, chitchat, gossip, gossiping, gossipmongering,
     gossipry, gossipy, groundless rumor, idle talk, newsmongering,
     newsy, piece of gossip, story, tale, taletelling, talk, tattle,
     tittle-tattle