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How to pronounce “grapevine”

Hear “grapevine” in real YouTube speech, then study definitions and example sentence snippets.

Pronunciation guide for grapevine

Learning goal: Practice the English pronunciation of grapevine with real speech in context.
Available examples: 8 YouTube examples
Real speech example: Karen MacNeilGrapevines are very sensitive to their site.
Definition summary: The plant, a vine of genus Vitis, on which grapes grow.

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Karen MacNeil

Grapevines are very sensitive to their site.

[Noun]
The plant, a vine of genus Vitis, on which grapes grow.
An informal person-to-person means of circulating information or gossip.
(rare, apparently primarily Indian English) A rumor.
(skating) A move in which the feet are alternately placed in front of each other, while both remaining on the ice or ground, incorporating half-turns.
(wrestling) A leglock.
A dance figure in partner dancing that includes sidesteps and steps across the support foot. See Grapevine (dance move).
[Verb]
(transitive, wrestling) To restrain in a leglock.
(transitive) To drape or curl around adjacent objects.
(intransitive) To move one's body in a smooth undulating wave while stepping in the direction the wave is moving.
(transitive) To score mortar at a joint.
(transitive, intransitive) Of information, to spread as a rumor.
(transitive, intransitive) Of a person or group, to spread (a rumor).
(transitive) To link up through an informal communication network.