gossip vs shoot the breeze

gossip is a noun but shoot the breeze is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
gossip	Yes	No	Yes	No
shoot the breeze	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, gossip and shoot the breeze are synonyms defined as:

gossip and shoot the breeze: talk socially without exchanging too much information

gossip (noun)	shoot the breeze (noun)
light informal conversation for social occasions
a report (often malicious) about the behavior of other people
a person given to gossiping and divulging personal information about others

gossip (verb)	shoot the breeze (verb)
wag one's tongue; speak about others and reveal secrets or intimacies	talk socially without exchanging too much information
talk socially without exchanging too much information