rumour

Definition of rumour in English English dictionary: To tell a rumour about; usually used in the passive; A piece of information of questionable accuracy, from no known reliable source, usually spread by word of mouth; gossip (usually a mixture of truth and untruth) passed around by word of mouth; tell or spread rumors; "It was rumored that the next president would be a woman"; ru·mour rumours in AM, use rumor A rumour is a story or piece of information that may or may not be true, but that people are talking about. Simon denied rumours that he was planning to visit Bulgaria later this month; {i} gossip, hearsay (alternate spelling for rumor); Information of this kind
rumour campaign: Alternative spelling of rumor campaign
rumour has it: people who gossip are saying that..., there is a rumor going around that
Rumour has it you're looking for a new job.
rumour mill: Alternative spelling of rumor mill
rumour mills: plural form of rumour mill
rumour mill: Process of spreading gossip
rumour mill: ru·mour mill rumour mills in AM, use rumor mill You can refer to the people in a particular place or profession who spread rumours as the rumour mill. The Washington rumour mill suggests that the president secured his narrow majority only by promising all sorts of concessions
rumour-monger: rumour-monger rumour-mongers in AM, use rumormonger disapproval If you call someone a rumour-monger, you disapprove of the fact that they spread rumours
rumor: To tell a rumor about; to gossip
John is rumored to be next in line for a promotion.
rumor: Information or misinformation of the kind contained in such claims
They say he used to be a thief, but that's just rumor.
rumor: A statement or claim of questionable accuracy, from no known reliable source, usually spread by word of mouth
There's a rumor going round that he's going to get married.
rumor: {v} to search diligently, to empty
rumor: {v} to report, to spread a report
rumor: {n} a report, talk, noise
rumor: Information of this kind
rumor: News that travels at the speed of sound
rumor: A flying or popular report; the common talk; hence, public fame; notoriety
rumor: To tell a rumor about; to gossip; usually used in the passive
rumor: gossip (usually a mixture of truth and untruth) passed around by word of mouth
rumor: An unverified belief that is in general circulation
rumor: An unverified belief that is in general circulation (11)
rumor: {f} gossip, spread hearsay, tell a rumor
rumor: A prolonged, indistinct noise
rumor: To report by rumor; to tell
rumor: tell or spread rumors; "It was rumored that the next president would be a woman"
rumor: News that travels faster than the speed of sound
rumor: A current story passing from one person to another, without any known authority for its truth; in this sense often personified
rumor: {i} hearsay, unverified information spread by gossip
rumor: A piece of information of questionable accuracy, from no known reliable source, usually spread by word of mouth
rumor: gossip (usually a mixture of truth and untruth) passed around by word of mouth tell or spread rumors; "It was rumored that the next president would be a woman
rumoured: past of rumour
rumoured: ru·moured in AM, use rumored If something is rumoured to be the case, people are suggesting that it is the case, but they do not know for certain. Her parents are rumoured to be on the verge of splitting up It was rumoured that he had been interned in an asylum for a while. be rumoured if something is rumoured to be true, people are saying secretly or unofficially that it may be true alleged it is rumoured that
rumours: third-person singular of rumour