noun
- climbing plants that produce grapes
- informal networks through which rumors or unofficial information spreads
Usage: informal
Examples
- The grapevines in the vineyard were heavy with fruit.
- Workers carefully pruned the grapevines before harvest season.
- Ancient grapevines covered the stone walls of the monastery.
- I heard through the grapevines that the company might be hiring.
- News travels fast through office grapevines.
- The grapevines were buzzing with rumors about the merger.
- She planted several grapevines along the garden fence.