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- adjective   garrulous ,gossipy 
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								Stoneville spoke to him as if he were some loose-tongued nitwit, and now Jarret was going to do the same. How to Woo a Reluctant Lady Deborah Gonzales 2011 
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								Stoneville spoke to him as if he were some loose-tongued nitwit, and now Jarret was going to do the same. How to Woo a Reluctant Lady Deborah Gonzales 2011 
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								And it is only ever used by loose-tongued people like Zaphod Beeblebrox in situations of dire provocation. 
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								The day after Cesc Fábregas was on the front pages wearing a Barcelona shirt that had been forcibly pulled over his head by two medal-laden mischief-makers, World Cup-winning goalkeeper-captain Iker Casillas is getting all loose-tongued about the chances of another top player swapping London for Spain. 
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								Siddle, fast and loose-tongued, had a newish ball in his hand; Nathan Hauritz, not exactly the spirit of Shane Warne incarnate but still bowling nicely, was teasing from the River Taff End. Anderson lasted for 1 hour and 12 minutes, facing 53 balls, and Panesar, remarkably, survived 35 balls. 
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								If Brown's going to have any chance of capitalising on, say, the Budget, then you feel he's got to rein in his loose-tongued advisers and spinners, as well as some of his own inflated rhetoric. 
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								If Brown's going to have any chance of capitalising on, say, the Budget, then you feel he's got to rein in his loose-tongued advisers and spinners, as well as some of his own inflated rhetoric. 
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								Within this context, bumbling assistants and loose-tongued associates screw up and screw each other to a dry, droll, parodic effect. Brad Balfour: Q&A: Channeling Cheney/Rumsfeld, Veteran Actor David Rasche Steps In the Loop 2009 
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								One of the more depressing aspects of this is the "news management" of the story by the BBC, who delightedly showed the Blairesque General Synod Claque (with a few principled dissentients) applauding this loose-tongued Archbishop. On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2008 
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								One of the more depressing aspects of this is the "news management" of the story by the BBC, who delightedly showed the Blairesque General Synod Claque (with a few principled dissentients) applauding this loose-tongued Archbishop. On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2008 
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