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long-tongued

American  
[lawng-tuhngd, long-] / ˈlɔŋˈtʌŋd, ˈlɒŋ- /

adjective

  1. talking too much or too openly, especially of private or confidential matters; chattering; gossipy.


Etymology

Origin of long-tongued

First recorded in 1545–55


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With long-tongued bats in Costa Rica, Ripperger put backpacks on bats and the flowers in which they forage for nectar.

From Washington Post ● May 11, 2020

The country’s acerbic cartoonists often portray him as either a long-tongued fool or a foot-in-mouth gaffe machine.

From The New Yorker ● Feb. 27, 2016

You may remember Simmons as the long-tongued, face-painted co-lead singer of the 1970s glam-rock band Kiss.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 23, 2014

But how about the one-eyed little boy, a long-tongued prankster?

From New York Times ● Oct. 30, 2014

I am sure I need hardly tell you that the structures thus described were ant-hills, and that the big holes in this side were the work of the long-tongued “aard-vark,” or the scaly “pangolin.”

From The Young Yagers A Narrative of Hunting Adventures in Southern Africa by Mayne Reid

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