Dishing Meaning in English

word · lemma: dish

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UK

Definition

"Dishing" usually refers to serving food onto plates, or, in informal English, sharing gossip or talking about others.

Usage & Nuances

"Dishing" as serving food is neutral; as 'dishing (the dirt/gossip)', it's informal and related to gossip. Common phrases: 'dishing it out' (criticizing or teasing), 'dishing up dinner'. Avoid using for giving official information.

• Spanish: servir (comida) - cotillear (informal) - hablando mal (informal)
• Portuguese (BR): servir (comida) - fofocar (informal) - falar mal (informal)
• Portuguese (PT): servir (comida) - coscuvilhar (informal) - falar mal (informal)
• Chinese (Simplified): 分菜 - 八卦（非正式，指说别人闲话）
• Chinese (Traditional): 分菜 - 八卦（非正式，指說別人閒話）
• Hindi: परोसना (खाना) - गपशप करना (अनौपचारिक)
• Arabic: يقدم الطعام - ينمّ (غير رسمي) - يتكلم عن الآخرين (غير رسمي)
• Bengali: পদের পরিবেশন - গসিপ ছড়ানো
• Russian: накладывать (еду) - распускать сплетни
• Japanese: 盛り付ける - うわさ話をする
• Vietnamese: múc (thức ăn) - tán gẫu (bàn tán)
• Korean: 음식을 담다 - 소문을 퍼뜨리다
• Turkish: servis yapmak - dedikodu yapmak
• Urdu: کھانا نکالنا - گپ شپ کرنا
• Indonesian: menyajikan (makanan) - bergosip

Example Sentences

They are dishing rice for everyone.

basic

She loves dishing out all the latest gossip.

natural

She is dishing soup into the bowls.

basic

Tom is dishing out food at the party.

basic

Stop dishing out insults and listen for a minute.

natural

We were just dishing about our crazy neighbors.

natural