Gos·sip, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Gossiped p. pr. & vb. n. Gossiping.]
  1. To make merry. [Obs.]
  2. To prate; to chat; to talk much.
  3. To run about and tattle; to tell idle tales.
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  gossiping
       n : a conversation that spreads personal information about other
           people [syn: gossipmongering]