chelp
chelp · chelps · chelped · chelping
To gossip, particularly in a forthright mannerTo gossip, particularly in a forthright manner.
Meaning
2 senses(Northern England, intransitive)To gossip, particularly in a forthright manner.
He's not here so we are chelping in the staffroom and ignoring the to-do list on the board.
(Northern England, intransitive)To speak rudely or out of turn.
The teacher got angry at all her chelping.
Origin
Probably of imitative origin; perhaps from ch(irp) + (y)elp.Probably of imitative origin; perhaps from ch(irp) + (y)elp.
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Forms
chelps, chelping, chelped, chelpedTenses
chelp · chelped · will chelp · have chelpedLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.