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rumor

noun

1 rumor

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

synonyms: hearsay, rumour.

Roget 532: news; information etc. 527; piece of news [Fr.], budget of news, budget of information; intelligence, tidings.    word, advice, aviso [Sp.], message; ... show more

Dutch: geruchten, gerucht, mare, praatje
Polish: fama

verb

1 rumor

Tell or spread rumors:
— It was rumored that the next president would be a woman.

synonyms: bruit, rumour.

Roget 531: publish; make public, make known etc. (information) 527; speak of, talk of; broach, utter; put forward; circulate, propagate, ... show more

Roget 532: transpire etc. (be disclosed) 529; rumor etc. (publish) 531.   

Dutch: gerucht


Moby thesaurus: announce, blab, break the news, breathe, bring word, bruit, bruit about, buzz, canard, chat, circulate, common talk, cry, flying rumor, give a report, give tidings of, gossip, grapevine, hearsay, idea afloat ... show more.

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rumored

adjective

Roget 532: many-tongued; rumored; publicly rumored, currently rumored, currently reported; rife, current, floating, afloat, going about, in circulation, in every one's mouth, all over the town.    in progress; ... show more

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