rumor
[ roo-mer ]
/ ˈru mər /
noun
a story or statement in general circulation without confirmation or certainty as to facts: a rumor of war.
gossip; hearsay: Don't listen to rumor.
Archaic. a continuous, confused noise; clamor; din.
verb (used with object)
to circulate, report, or assert by a rumor: It is rumored that the king is dead.
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Also especially British, ru·mour .
Origin of rumor
1325–75; Middle English rumour<Middle French <Latin rūmor; akin to Sanskrit rāuti, rāvati (he) cries
OTHER WORDS FROM rumor
un·ru·mored, adjectiveWords nearby rumor
rummage, rummage out, rummage sale, rummer, rummy, rumor, rumormonger, rumour, rump, Rumpelstiltskin, rumpf
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