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Rumor Meaning & Definition
Rumor Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Rumor?

[n] gossip (usually a mixture of truth and untruth) passed around by word of mouth
[v] tell or spread rumors; "It was rumored that the next president would be a woman"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Rumor: bruit | hearsay | rumour | rumour

Related Terms | Find terms related to Rumor:

See Also | comment | gossip | gossip | scuttlebutt

Rumor In Webster's Dictionary

\Ru"mor\, n. [F. rumeur, L. rumor; cf. rumificare, rumitare to rumor, Skr. ru to cry.] [Written also {rumour}.] 1. A flying or popular report; the common talk; hence, public fame; notoriety. This rumor of him went forth throughout all Judea, and throughout all the region round about. --Luke vii. 17. Great is the rumor of this dreadful knight. --Shak. 2. A current story passing from one person to another, without any known authority for its truth; -- in this sense often personified. Rumor next, and Chance, And Tumult, and Confusion, all embroiled. --Milton. 3. A prolonged, indistinct noise. [Obs.] --Shak.
\Ru"mor\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Rumored}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Rumoring}.] To report by rumor; to tell. 'T was rumored My father 'scaped from out the citadel. --Dryden.

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