(~s, ~ing, ~ed)
1.
Gossip is informal conversation, often about other people’s private affairs.
There has been much ~ about the possible reasons for his absence...
Don’t you like a good ~?
N-UNCOUNT: also a N
2.
If you ~ with someone, you talk informally, especially about other people or local events. You can also say that two people ~.
We spoke, debated, ~ed into the night...
Eva ~ed with Sarah...
Mrs Lilywhite never ~ed.
V-RECIP: pl-n V, V with n, V (non-recip)
3.
If you describe someone as a ~, you mean that they enjoy talking informally to people about the private affairs of others.
He was a vicious ~.
N-COUNT disapproval