rumour

US rumor

/ (ˈruːmə) /


noun
    • information, often a mixture of truth and untruth, passed around verbally

    • (in combination): a rumour-monger

  1. gossip or hearsay

  1. archaic din or clamour

  2. obsolete fame or reputation

verb
  1. (tr; usually passive) to pass around or circulate in the form of a rumour: it is rumoured that the Queen is coming

  2. literary to make or cause to make a murmuring noise

Origin of rumour

1
C14: via Old French from Latin rūmor common talk; related to Old Norse rymja to roar, Sanskrit rāut he cries

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