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Gossip (Verb)

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

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.

We were just gossiping about the weather and our weekend plans at the office watercooler.
The two of them stood outside gossiping about nothing in particular for a while.
She came over to gossip with the neighbours as they watched the kids play in the park.
At the party, the ladies sat in the living room gossiping and laughing among themselves.
The colleagues would often gossip and complain about work during their lunch breaks.

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

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.

She was notorious for gossiping about her coworkers as soon as they left the room.
The neighbors would often gossip about the family who just moved in next door.
It was hard to keep the engagement a secret when everyone in the office was so prone to gossip.
The celebrity refused to gossip about her famous friends, even when pressed by the interviewer.
People in the small town loved to gossip about the town's scandals over cups of coffee at the local diner.