2V-RECIP 闲聊;说长道短 If you gossip with someone, you talk informally, especially about other people or local events. You can also say that two people gossip . 闲聊;说长道短
We spoke, debated, gossiped into the night. [VERB]
3N-COUNT 爱说长道短的人 If you describe someone as a gossip, you mean that they enjoy talking informally to people about the private affairs of others. 爱说长道短的人 [disapproval]
There is only one thing in the world worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked aboutOscar WildeThe Picture of Dorian Gray
Gossip is a sort of smoke that comes from the dirty tobacco-pipes of those that diffuse it; it proves nothing but the bad taste of the smokerGeorge EliotDaniel Deronda