grapevine
[noun]
Synonyms: report, buzz, cry, gossip, hearsay, on-dit, rumble, rumor, scuttlebutt, talk

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grape‧vine /ˈɡreɪpvaɪn/ noun [countable]

1. hear something on the grapevine to hear about something because the information has been passed from one person to another in conversation:
I heard about his resignation on the grapevine.

2. a climbing plant on which grapes grow Synonym : vine

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