loose-lipped
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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Murder Café then presented the official denouement, which my mother had already guessed, thanks mostly to a loose-lipped handyman.
From New York Times
She’s probably making things more difficult by being so loose-lipped about your husband’s potential predilection, something you have every right to feel sensitive about and not want blabbed.
From Slate
The former Vice-President’s hot mikes, his “handsiness,” “gaffes,” and “loose-lipped and emotive manner” are all a matter of family lore.
From The New Yorker
And in another case, when a loose-lipped father started boasting to parents about Singer, another father paying Singer quickly told him to keep quiet.
From Los Angeles Times
Warm has discovered a chemical formula that makes finding gold easier, which he is a little too loose-lipped about and thus has found himself the target of some dangerous men who would like to steal his idea.
From Washington Times
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