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rumor

[ roo-mer ]

noun

  1. a story or statement in general circulation without confirmation or certainty as to facts:

    a rumor of war.

    Synonyms: report

  2. Don't listen to rumor.

  3. Archaic. a continuous, confused noise; clamor; din.


verb (used with object)

  1. to circulate, report, or assert by a rumor:

    It is rumored that the king is dead.

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Other Words From

  • un·rumored adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of rumor1

First recorded in 1325–75; Middle English rumour, from Middle French, from Latin rūmor; akin to Sanskrit rāuti, rāvati “(he) cries”

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Example Sentences

Another rumor that has existed since before The Empire Strikes Back was released.

Not even Radio Bemba (Cuban slang for the rumor mill) had picked up the signal.

He does, however, attempt to dispel some of the myths that have emerged from hearsay and rumor over the last century.

Thus the rumor as well as the reality of the threat is used for intimidation.

A Rumor of Angels: Quotations for Living, Dying and Letting Goby Gail Perry Johnson and Jill Perry Rabideau.

There was a rumor that Alessandro and his father had both died; but no one knew anything certainly.

In 1821 rumor had it that he intended to wed a miller's widow, his patroness, who was thirty-two years old.

Our men thought it was an exaggerated rumor, but still they were advising people to leave Holland as early as possible.

But while the rumor remained uncontradicted it caused high excitement and great rage.

There is a rumor that if the two overcome the Christians, they turn their arms against the kalif and the arch-sultan next.

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