What does chelp mean?
Chelp means (intransitive, Northern England) To gossip, particularly in a forthright manner..
Chelp
Pronunciation varies by accent · verb
Meaning
(intransitive, Northern England) To gossip, particularly in a forthright manner..
Definitions by Sense
- (intransitive, Northern England) To gossip, particularly in a forthright manner.
- (intransitive, Northern England) To speak rudely or out of turn.
Example Sentences
He's not here so we are chelping in the staffroom and ignoring the to-do list on the board.
1820, John Clare, “My Mary” in Poems Descriptive of Rural Life and Scenery, London: Taylor and Hessey, p. 87, Who’s laugh’d at too by every whelp, For failings which she cannot help? But silly fools will laugh and chelp, My Mary.
The teacher got angry at all her chelping.
Synonyms for chelp
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Word Forms
- chelps
- chelping
- chelped
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He's not here so we are chelping in the staffroom and ignoring the to-do list on the board.
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