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rumour

/ˈɹumɚ/noun, verb2 syllables

Rumour means: gossip (usually a mixture of truth and untruth) passed around by word of mouth.

Synonyms for rumour3

noun, as in gossip (usually a mixture of truth and untruth) passed around by word of mouth

rumor, hearsay

verb, as in tell or spread rumors

rumor, bruit

What does rumour mean?2

noun

1

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

verb

1

tell or spread rumors“It was rumored that the next president would be a woman”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with rumour?5

three syllables

consumer
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Rumour in a sentence

  • It's not fiction or rumour, etc., it's a true story.JimBreen
  • In fact, it was nothing more than a rumour.sundown
  • There's a rumour going around that you two are an item.sundown
  • The rumour turned out to be a whopping lie.sundown
  • The rumour proved to be an audacious lie.sundown
  • Rumour has it that he's the richest dude in this town.Ronaldonl
  • There's a rumour going round that you two are seeing each other.sundown
  • The rumour spread through the town like wildfire.patgfisher

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of rumour

as a noun

plural
rumours

as a verb

past tense
rumoured
present participle
rumouring
third-person singular
rumours
past participle
rumoured