Definition of grapevining - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

communication

Rare

related to spreading rumors or gossip

Rare

The grapevining news caused a lot of unnecessary panic in the office.

gossiping

informal communication

Rare

involving informal communication channels

Rare

The grapevining network in the company often shares news faster than official channels.

rumoring

whispering

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Origin of grapevining

English, grape (fruit) + vine (plant)

Examples of grapevining in a sentence

Grapevining stories often distort the truth.
Grapevining rumors spread quickly in the office.
She learned about the event through grapevining sources.

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French:propagateur de rumeurs, informel, ...
German:Gerücht, inoffizielle Kanäle, ...
Italian:pettegolo, informale, ...
Spanish:chismoso, chismes, ...
Portuguese:rumores, não oficial, ...
Chinese:传播流言的, 传闻的, ...
Japanese:噂を広める, 非公式の, ...
Arabic:إشاعي, غَيْر رَسمي, ...
Hebrew:מֵפִיץ שְׁמוּעוֹת, שְׁמוּעָתִי, ...
Russian:распространяющий слухи, неофициальный, ...
Ukrainian:пліткування, неформальне спілкування, ...
Hindi:अफवाह फैलाने वाला, अफवाह, ...
Bengali:গুজব ছড়ানো, অপ্রচলিত যোগাযোগ, ...
Catalan:rumor, comunicació informal, ...
Czech:drbový, neformální, ...
Danish:sladder, uformel kommunikation, ...
Dutch:roddelachtig, informeel, ...
Greek:κουτσομπολίστικος, ανεπίσημος, ...
Hungarian:pletykás, informális, ...
Khmer:ពាក់ព័ន្ធនឹងការផ្សព្វផ្សាយពាក្យចចាមអារ៉ាម, តាមរយៈបណ្តាញទំនាក់ទំនងមិនផ្លូវការ, ...
Korean:소문을 퍼뜨리는, 비공식적인, ...
Persian:شایعه پراکنی, غیررسمی, ...
Polish:plotkarski, nieformalny, ...
Portuguese (BR):boato, comunicação informal, ...
Romanian:bârfitor, informal, ...
Swedish:skvalleraktig, informell, ...
Thai:แพร่ข่าวลือ, ไม่เป็นทางการ, ...
Turkish:dedikoducu, gayri resmi, ...
Vietnamese:tin đồn, giao tiếp không chính thức, ...

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Definition of grapevining - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

Origin of grapevining

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Examples of grapevining in a sentence

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