I trembled on the coverlet with rage and wished that I could clip the end of their tattling tongues, but found no chance for revenge, till, in the hand of a careless neighbor, I notched and nearly spoiled the patch-work.
"Around The Tea-Table"
T. De Witt Talmage
"He had that," agreed Jan The old mistress was silent a moment, and sighed once or twice before she continued: "I want to ask your advice about something, Jan You are not the sort that would go about tittle-tattling what I say."
"The Emperor of Portugallia"
Selma Lagerlof
"Don't think I've been tattling," said Sally.
"Lady-Betty-Across-the-Water"
Lowell, Orson