bruit
Americanverb (used with object)
noun
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Medicine/Medical. any generally abnormal sound or murmur heard on auscultation.
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Archaic. rumor; report.
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Archaic. noise; din; clamor.
verb
noun
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med an abnormal sound heard within the body during auscultation, esp a heart murmur
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archaic
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a rumour
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a loud outcry; clamour
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Other Word Forms
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Conjugated Forms
Present
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bruitsimple
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bruitssimple
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have bruitedperfect
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has bruitedperfect
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am bruitingprogressive
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are bruitingprogressive
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is bruitingprogressive
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have been bruitingperfect progressive
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has been bruitingperfect progressive
Past
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bruitedsimple
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had bruitedperfect
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was bruitingprogressive
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were bruitingprogressive
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had been bruitingperfect progressive
Future
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; see bray 1
Vocabulary lists containing bruit
Example Sentences
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Exceptions: Your doctor hears a swishing sound, called a bruit, with a stethoscope, or you have had a stroke or mini-stroke.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 8, 2009
Adding to the bruit of Clemens' "discov ery" was the inclusion in the Carnegie International last fortnight of his largest group painting, Water Music, which is an inept substitute for a snapshot.
From Time Magazine Archive
And in the bruit of a large city, if one voice cries out above the turmoil, will not a babel of shouts rise from competitors ?
From Time Magazine Archive
Now, the bruit shrewdly goeth, that that member does make common cause with his Grace.
From Leading Articles on Various Subjects by Davidson, John
There is no assuaging of thy hurt; Thy wound is grievous: All that hear the bruit of thee clap the hands over thee: For upon whom hath not thy wickedness passed continually?
From Select Masterpieces of Biblical Literature by Moulton, Richard Green
She bruits the notion of “an emergency semicolon.”
From New York Times ● Jul. 14, 2015
Ans.—No, it iz an alterative; it alters dollars into pence, and men into bruits.
From The Complete Works of Josh Billings by Shaw, Henry W.
But for such evil bruits Mr. Touchwood cared not, even if he happened to hear of them, which was very doubtful.
From St. Ronan's Well by Scott, Walter, Sir
Throkmorton, writing to the privy council that this king was looked for shortly at Orleans, adds that all bruits of trouble by him were clean appeased, which caused great marvel.
From History of the Rise of the Huguenots Vol. 1 by Baird, Henry Martyn
If any man shall revive a quarrel by any scandalous bruits or writings, contrary to former proclamation published by his Majesty in that behalf.
From The World's Best Orations, Vol. 1 (of 10) by Various
The average American probably hears peace talks being constantly bruited and thinks everything is under control.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 18, 2025
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 ● Jun. 12, 2022
Stars and starlets sought his services, 1950s scandal sheets bruited his name and Mike Wallace grilled him on TV.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 20, 2021
Then to the teased and bruited main business.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 19, 2016
This leaves plenty of leeway for judgment, depending on whether the writer wishes to emphasize the continuing truth of some idea that was bruited in the past.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
The early bruiting of Lloyd Bentsen's name looked like a textbook case of strategic leaking.
From Time Magazine Archive
Those who are bruiting a new war are few in number though they may have great money power behind them.
From Time Magazine Archive
I wasn’t all that surprised he knew our code name the way people were bruiting it about.
From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez
For her to wake up to it only now and run bruiting the stale information would be a ridiculous nuisance—a newsgirl howling yesterday's extra to to-day's busy crowd.
From We Can't Have Everything by Hughes, Rupert
But it's all our old lady's fault for bruiting it about!
From Hung Lou Meng, Book II Or, the Dream of the Red Chamber, a Chinese Novel in Two Books by Joly, H. Bencraft
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