rumor
Plural: rumors
Noun
- gossip (usually a mixture of truth and untruth) passed around by word of mouth
- A statement or claim of questionable accuracy, from no known reliable source, usually spread by word of mouth.
- Information or misinformation of the kind contained in such claims.
- Report, news, information in general.
- Fame, reputation.
- Clamor, din, outcry.
Verb
Verb Forms: rumored, rumoring, rumors
- To spread unverified information or gossip by hearsay.
- tell or spread rumors
- "It was rumored that the next president would be a woman"
- To tell a rumor about; to gossip.
Examples
- a rumor going round
- John is rumored to be next in line for a promotion.
- spread a rumor
- The Scrabble club began to rumor that a new, unplayable word had been added to the dictionary.
- There's a rumor going round that he's going to get married.
- They say he used to be a thief, but that's just rumor.
- vicious rumors
- vile rumor
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English rumour, from Old French rumeur, from Latin rūmor (“common talk”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rewH- (“to shout, to roar”).
Synonyms
bruit, hearsay, rumour, buzz, fame, gossip, moot, muttering, noise, on dit, rumor, sough, tale, talk, tittle-tattle, whisper, whispering, word, word on the street, word on the wire
Scrabble Score: 7
rumor: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordrumor: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
rumor: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary