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ru·mor
(ro͞o′mər)
n.
1. A piece of unverified information of uncertain origin usually spread by word of mouth.
2. Unverified information received from another; hearsay.
tr.v.
ru·mored,
ru·mor·ing,
ru·mors
To spread or tell by rumor.
[Middle English
rumour, from Old French, from Latin
rūmor.]
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
ru•mor
(ˈru mər)n.
1. a story or statement in general circulation without confirmation or certainty as to facts:
rumors of war.
2. gossip; hearsay.
3.
Archaic. a clamor; din.
v.t.
4. to report, circulate, or assert by a rumor.
Also,
esp. Brit.,
ru′mour.
[1325–75; Middle English
rumour < Middle French < Latin
rūmor]
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rumor
Past participle: rumored
Gerund: rumoring
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| rumor |
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| Noun | 1. | rumor - gossip (usually a mixture of truth and untruth) passed around by word of mouth
scuttlebutt,
gossip,
comment - a report (often malicious) about the behavior of other people; "the divorce caused much gossip"
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| Verb | 1. | rumor - tell or spread rumors; "It was rumored that the next president would be a woman"
dish the dirt,
gossip - wag one's tongue; speak about others and reveal secrets or intimacies; "She won't dish the dirt"
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rumor
noun
Idle, often sensational and groundless talk about others:
gossip,
gossipry,
hearsay,
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talebearing,
tattle,
tittle-tattle,
word.
Slang:
scuttlebutt.
To engage in or spread gossip:
Idioms:
tell tales,
tell tales out of school.
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rumour
(American) rumor ( ˈruːmə) noun
1. a piece of news or a story passed from person to person, which may not be true.
I heard a rumour that you had got a new job.
rumor
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2. general talk or gossip.
Don't listen to rumour.
rumor
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