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rumour
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun rumour has 1 sense
- rumour(n = noun.communication) hearsay, rumor - gossip (usually a mixture of truth and untruth) passed around by word of mouth; Array is a kind of comment, gossip, scuttlebutt
Derived form verb rumour1
Verb rumour has 1 sense
- rumour(v = verb.communication) bruit, rumor - tell or spread rumors; "It was rumored that the next president would be a woman" is one way to dish the dirt, gossip
Derived form noun rumour1
Sample sentences:
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OXFORD DICTIONARY
rumour, n. & v. (US rumor)
--n.
1 general talk or hearsay of doubtful accuracy.
2 (often foll. by of, or that + clause) a current but unverified statement or assertion (heard a rumour that you are leaving).
--v.tr. (usu. in passive) report by way of rumour (it is rumoured that you are leaving; you are rumoured to be leaving).
--n.
1 general talk or hearsay of doubtful accuracy.
2 (often foll. by of, or that + clause) a current but unverified statement or assertion (heard a rumour that you are leaving).
--v.tr. (usu. in passive) report by way of rumour (it is rumoured that you are leaving; you are rumoured to be leaving).
Etymology
ME f. OF rumur, rumor f. L rumor -oris noise
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