"Dish" as a verb indicating gossip is informal, but according to Merriam-Webster (https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dish https://www.merriam-webster.co

"Dish" as a verb indicating gossip is informal, but according to Merriam-Webster (https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dish https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dish + scroll down), it can be both a transitive and intransitive verb (i.e., used with an object, or not).