Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Gossip \Gos"sip\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Gossiped}; p. pr. & vb.
   n. {Gossiping}.]
   1. To make merry. [Obs.] --Shak.

   2. To prate; to chat; to talk much. --Shak.

   3. To run about and tattle; to tell idle tales.

Source : WordNet®

gossiping
     n : a conversation that spreads personal information about other
         people [syn: {gossipmongering}]