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rumor Definition

ru·mor (ro̵̅o̅mər)

noun

  1. general talk not based on definite knowledge; mere gossip; hearsay
  2. an unconfirmed report, story, or statement in general circulation
  3. Archaic fame
  4. Obsolete loud protest, clamor, etc.

Etymology: ME rumour < OFr < L rumor, noise < IE echoic base *reu-, to roar, grumble > rune, OE reotan, to complain

transitive verb

to tell, report, or spread by rumor or as a rumor

rumor Synonyms

rumor

n.

  1. Common talk

    hearsay, gossip, report, news, tidings, intelligence, dispatch, scandal, tittle-tattle, word of mouth, grapevine, talk, noise, cry, popular report, fame, repute, bruit, scuttlebutt*, buzz*. *

  2. An unsubstantial story

    canard, hoax, fabrication, suggestion, supposition, innuendo, story, tale, invention, fiction, falsehood; see also lie 1.

rumor Usage Examples

Preposition: about

  • chris: Hey yall. there is some wrong rumors about chris brown Do u like chris brown?
  • way: There are many rumors about the best way to get listed on Google.

Converse of object

  • circulate: Several months later, a false rumor circulated through the press that Engels was gravely ill.
  • hear: To make random hear rumors about generate more than of a major.
  • spread: Have you wished some was dead or have you spread rumors about someone?
  • deny: Brad Pitt's brother, Doug Pitt, has denied rumors that his family had a row with Angelina Jolie.
  • believe: The question is: Do you believe the rumors of a secret society of witches?

Adjective modifier

  • unsubstantiated: Please note: Personal views, requests and unsubstantiated rumors are not ' news ' and will be ignored!
  • vicious: Vicious Rumors And this one ends with another reference within the same album " Who do you think we are?
  • false: The false rumors are spread through out the surrounding area in several different versions.
  • wild: There are wild rumors in Baghdad that Saddam is secretly negotiating oil for his survival.
  • wrong: Hey yall. there is some wrong rumors about chris brown Do u like chris brown?
  • many: There are many rumors about the best way to get listed on Google.

Modifies a noun

  • paul: On the rare will be traveling rumors rumors paul melissa bean the.
  • mill: Get them out of Northern Ireland to a neutral venue, beyond the rumor mills of Belfast.
  • spread: Rumor spread that Columbia had now offered around a million dollars.

Modifying Another Word

also: Back to Britain, Zara Phillips is also rumored to have a tattoo.

Infinitive complement

have: Back to Britain, Zara Phillips is also rumored to have a tattoo.

Preposition: of

war: Rumors of war were sweeping the country in the spring.

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