Thanks for your bug report. Which version of Ubuntu and gnome-utils do you use?
Can you start 'gnome-dictionary' in a terminal and do your queries and see if there's any output in the terminal? ** Changed in: gnome-utils (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => Medium Status: Unconfirmed => Needs Info -- dictionary applet does not respond to query https://launchpad.net/bugs/78251 -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs