1530 G. Joye tr. f. 223v Let nothynge prospere in therthe with this besy tonged & lyinge man.
1796 T. Townshend i. 23 All that the most malignant busy-tongued calumny..could set in motion, have been impelled against..his public reputation.
1878 R. B. Smith 255 Busy-tongued rumour passed from mouth to mouth.
1993 I. Doig 17 The busy-tongued Ringer family.