noun
- a climbing woody vine that produces grapes
- an informal network through which information or rumors spread
Usage: informal
Examples
- The old grapevine in our backyard produces sweet purple grapes every fall.
- Workers trained the grapevine to grow along the wooden trellis.
- I heard through the grapevine that the company is hiring new employees.
- News of the surprise party spread through the office grapevine.
- Don’t believe everything you hear on the grapevine.
- The grapevine twisted around the fence post as it grew.
- According to the grapevine, the principal is retiring next year.