loose-tongued
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of loose-tongued
Example Sentences
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There is no way that he was unaware of his sister’s bitterness and tendency to become loose-tongued with other people’s personal information.
From Slate ● Jan. 7, 2019
He is usually loose-tongued, a trait that has brought him trouble in the past.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 25, 2017
Tensions on the Korean peninsular have soared in recent months as two of the world’s most loose-tongued leaders, Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un, traded headline-grabbing verbal barbs.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 13, 2017
Blowfly was a loose-tongued character, but even though his subject matter was provocative, his early music was as disciplined as Miami’s mainstream soul; it was often played by the same musicians.
From New York Times ● Jan. 22, 2016
“If you’d speak to him about it he’d deny it, and might even make me trouble for being so loose-tongued; so, of course, nobody must know.”
From Young Wallingford by George Randolph Chester
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