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grapevine
UK
/ˈɡreɪpvaɪn/
US
/ˈɡreɪpvaɪn/
Translations
grapevines
pl
UK
/ˈɡreɪpvaɪn/
US
/ˈɡreɪpvaɪn/
The grapevine in the backyard is full of ripe grapes ready for harvest.
La vigne dans la cour arrière est pleine de raisins mûrs prêts à être vendangés.
I heard through the grapevine that the company is planning to expand next year.
J’ai appris par le bouche-à-oreille que l’entreprise prévoit de s’agrandir l’année prochaine.
grapevined
Past Simple
grapevined
Past Participle
grapevining
Gerund
UK
/ˈɡreɪpvaɪn/
US
/ˈɡreɪpvaɪn/
Used as a verb in dance/exercise contexts and, more rarely, in reference to spreading information informally.
Rumors of layoffs grapevined through the staff long before management said anything.
Des rumeurs de licenciements ont circulé parmi le personnel bien avant que la direction ne dise quoi que ce soit.
Additional translations
Attributive use denoting relation to grapevines (e.g., “grapevine disease”).
Grapevine diseases can devastate a vineyard.
Les maladies viticoles peuvent dévaster un vignoble.
Definitions
The grapevine in the backyard is full of ripe grapes ready for harvest.
I heard through the grapevine that the company is planning to expand next year.
The dancers grapevined across the stage in perfect unison.
Rumors of layoffs grapevined through the staff long before management said anything.
Grapevine diseases can devastate a vineyard.