Sekirov Dictionary

rumour

UK /ˈɹuːmə/US /ˈɹumɚ/

noun 6
verb 1
forms 4
phrases 3

noun6

•
a story that people tell each other although nobody knows whether it is true or where it started
- There's a rumor going round that he's going to get married.
- vicious rumors
•
Information or misinformation of the kind contained in such claims.
- They say he used to be a thief, but that's just rumor.
•
(no longer used) Report, news, information in general.
- It stands a city aloof. There hath been no rumour of it—I alone have dreamed of it, and I may not be sure that my dreams are true. — 1906
(no longer used) Clamor, din, outcry.
•
(no longer used) A prolonged, indistinct noise.
- Prithee, listen well; / I heard a bustling rumour like a fray, / And the wind brings it from the Capitol. — 1599
(no longer used) Fame, reputation.

verb1

•
To tell a rumor about; to gossip.
- John is rumored to be next in line for a promotion.

forms

rumour'd · rumoured · rumouring · rumours

Phrases with rumour

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