The Collaborative International Dictionary
Talebearing
Talebearing \Tale"bear`ing\, a. Telling tales officiously.
Talebearing
Talebearing \Tale"bear`ing\, n. The act of informing officiously; communication of sectrts, scandal, etc., maliciously.
Wiktionary
talebearing
n. Spreading gossip or rumor.
WordNet
talebearing
adj. prone to communicate confidential information [syn: blabbermouthed, leaky, talebearing(a), tattling(a)]
Usage examples of "talebearing".
At first he was shocked by the talebearing, for men would come and confess their confessions and smile and be patted on the back.
He had a score to settle with Josiah Wilby, a boy whose talebearing had procured him his last, well-earned whacking.