bruit
bruit definition
bruit (bro̵̅o̅t)
noun
- clamor
- rumor
Etymology: ME < OFr, noise, uproar, rumor < bruire, to rumble, prob. < L rugire, to roar; ? infl. by VL *bragire, to bray
transitive verb
to spread a report of; rumor: often with about
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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