rumour
US rumor
/ (ˈruːmə) /
noun
- information, often a mixture of truth and untruth, passed around verbally
- (in combination)a rumour-monger
gossip or hearsay
archaic din or clamour
obsolete fame or reputation
verb
(tr; usually passive) to pass around or circulate in the form of a rumourit is rumoured that the Queen is coming
literary to make or cause to make a murmuring noise
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Word Origin for rumour
C14: via Old French from Latin rūmor common talk; related to Old Norse rymja to roar, Sanskrit rāut he cries
Words nearby rumour
rummage sale, rummer, rummy, rumor, rumormonger, rumour, rump, Rumpelstiltskin, rumpf, rumple, rumply
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