Dictionary

1. (

• gossiping ,
• gossipmongering

) a conversation that spreads personal information about other people ;

1. (

• dish_the_dirt ,
• gossip

) wag one's tongue; speak about others and reveal secrets or intimacies; "She won't dish the dirt" ;

2. (

• chew_the_fat ,
• shoot_the_breeze ,
• chat ,
• confabulate ,
• confab ,
• chitchat ,
• chit-chat ,
• chatter ,
• chaffer ,
• natter ,
• gossip ,
• jaw ,
• claver ,
• visit

) talk socially without exchanging too much information; "the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze" ;