Sentence:  Sipping their coffee , <WSD>discussing</WSD> the weather , the day 's shopping , Fritzie 's commitments at the network ( all of which he would cancel ) , they avoided the radio , the morning TV news show , even the front page of the Santa Luisa Register , resting on the kitchen bar . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  speak with others about (something); talk (something) over in detail; have a discussion