bruit

American  

[broot] / brut /

verb (used with object)

1. to voice abroad; rumor (used chiefly in the passive and often followed byabout ).

   The report was bruited through the village.

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noun

1. Medicine/Medical.  any generally abnormal sound or murmur heard on auscultation.

2. Archaic.  rumor; report.

3. Archaic.  noise; din; clamor.

bruit British  

/ bruːt /

verb

1. to report; rumour

   it was bruited about that the king was dead

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noun

1. med an abnormal sound heard within the body during auscultation, esp a heart murmur

2. archaic

   1. a rumour

   2. a loud outcry; clamour

Other Word Forms

• bruiter noun

Etymology

Origin of bruit

1400–50; late Middle English (noun) < Anglo-French, Old French, noun use of past participle of bruire to roar < Vulgar Latin *brūgere, a conflation of Latin rūgīre to bellow and Vulgar Latin *bragere; bray ¹

Example Sentences

The average American probably hears peace talks being constantly bruited and thinks everything is under control.

From The Wall Street Journal

On the contrary, “Certified Lover Boy” had been bruited for nearly a year.

From New York Times

FDA officials also have bruited the possibility of requiring vaccine manufacturers to modify their shots by this fall to target the omicron variant.

From Salon

Stars and starlets sought his services, 1950s scandal sheets bruited his name and Mike Wallace grilled him on TV.

From Washington Post

Much of the business of “Hollywood” revolves around the question of whether Camille can play the title character — the bruited solution is, hilariously, to change her name to “Meg.”

From Los Angeles Times