Rumour - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈruːmər|  American pronunciation of the word rumour
Brit.  |ˈruːmə|  British pronunciation of the word rumour

noun

- gossip (usually a mixture of truth and untruth) passed around by word of mouth (syn: hearsay, rumor)

verb

- tell or spread rumors (syn: bruit, rumor)

Extra examples

Rumours are about / afloat.

We heard a rumour that she was back in town.

Rumour has it that she will be getting married soon.

There is a rumour ...

He is rumoured to have escaped to Canada.

It is rumoured that she has returned home.

I've heard all sorts of rumours about him and his secretary.

There's an unsubstantiated rumour that Eddie's bankrupt.

Rumour has it that Jean's getting married again.

Where did the rumour start?

A malicious rumour went round that Philip had something to do with the murder.

The rumour has no foundation.

A rumour of the queen's arrest was rife in London.

He conceded that secondhand accounts are leading to rumour and counter-rumour.

The government issued an official denial of the rumour.

Word forms

noun
singular: rumour
plural: rumours
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