rumor
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mər noun
1.
a story or statement in general circulation without confirmation or certainty as to facts: a rumor of war.
2.
gossip; hearsay: Don't listen to rumor.
3.
Archaic. a continuous, confused noise; clamor; din.
verb (used with object)
4.
to circulate, report, or assert by a rumor: It is rumored that the king is dead.
Also, especially British, ru·mour.
Origin:
1325–75; Middle English rumour < Middle French < Latin rūmor; akin to Sanskrit rāuti, rāvati (he) cries
1325–75; Middle English rumour < Middle French < Latin rūmor; akin to Sanskrit rāuti, rāvati (he) cries
Related forms
un·ru·mored, adjective
Synonyms
1. report.
1. report.
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rumour or (US) rumor (ˈruːmə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a. information, often a mixture of truth and untruth, passed around verbally |
| b. (in combination): a rumour-monger | |
| 2. | gossip or hearsay |
| 3. | archaic din or clamour |
| 4. | obsolete fame or reputation |
| —vb | |
| 5. | (tr; usually passive) to pass around or circulate in the form of a rumour: it is rumoured that the Queen is coming |
| 6. | literary to make or cause to make a murmuring noise |
| [C14: via Old French from Latin rūmor common talk; related to Old Norse rymja to roar, Sanskrit rāut he cries] | |
| rumor or (US) rumor | |
| —n | |
| —vb | |
| [C14: via Old French from Latin rūmor common talk; related to Old Norse rymja to roar, Sanskrit rāut he cries] | |
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Word Origin & History
rumor
late 14c., from O.Fr. rumour "widespread noise or report" (Fr. rumeur), from L. rumorem (nom. rumor) "noise, clamor, common talk, rumor," related to ravus "hoarse." The verb is recorded from 1858 in the sense "spread a rumor." Rumor mill is from 1973.
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Example sentences
Rumor has it that the presence of snacks attracts more people to a talk.
They have followed the latest developments year after year, rumor after rumor.
The one thing that troubles me is when rumor becomes hatred and prejudice towards a group of people.
Every other week or so, a new rumor emerges that it's been smuggled out of the country.
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