tabloid
To express in a compact or condensed manner, especially in the style of journalism…To express (something) in a compact or condensed manner, especially in the style of journalism generally associated with a tabloid newspaper (appealing to unsophisticated people, sensational, etc.).
» Tom often reads tabloids.
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2 senses(transitive)To express (something) in a compact or condensed manner, especially in the style of journalism generally associated with a tabloid newspaper (appealing to unsophisticated people, sensational, etc.).
(transitive)To convert (a newspaper) into a tabloid (noun sense 2.2) format.
Examples
18 sentencesTom often reads tabloids.
Don't you read the tabloids?
ruТы не читаешь жёлтую прессу? — marafon
deLesen Sie nicht die Boulevardpresse? — clarimariath
Tom likes to read tabloids.
Do you ever read tabloids?
Don't you read the tabloid press?
deLesen Sie nicht die Boulevardpresse? — clarimariath
Origin
Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der.Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der.
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Forms
tabloids, tabloiding, tabloided, tabloidedLessons 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.