rumour

Speech parts

1. rumour - Noun

2. rumour - Verb

Meaning

tell or spread rumors

gossip (usually a mixture of truth and untruth) passed around by word of mouth

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

rumor hearsay bruit fame grapevine word information report rumble buzz news noise talk scandal dirt

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Antonyms

true fact message encouragement ignorance holler

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Hypernyms

comment gossip scuttlebutt dish the dirt

Phrases with the word

rumour has it rumour-monger false rumour deny a rumour dispel a rumour acquire information by rumour

Examples

History, a distillation of rumour. Thomas Carlyle

You can fight a rumour only with an even wilder rumour. Werner Herzog

There is a rumour going around that I have found God. I think this is unlikely because I have enough difficulty finding my keys, and there is empirical evidence that they exist. Terry Pratchett

A bad rumour flies on wings. Russian Proverb

Rumour grows easily enough, but is not easily silenced. Latin Proverb

Even after the accusation or rumour has been refuted, a suspicion nonetheless lingers. Swedish Proverb

Close letter words and terms

rumors babbler rumortism rumortrage rumour campaign rumour has it rumour mill