rumour

[US]/'ru:mə/
[UK]/ˈrumɚ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. hearsay
vt. spread rumors
Word Forms
Pluralrumours
Third Person Singularrumours
Past Participlerumoured
Past Tenserumoured

Phrases & Collocations

spreading rumours

rumour has it

rumour mill

rumour monger

rumour has wings

rumour control

rumour campaign

rumour debunked

stop spreading rumours

Example Sentences

A rumour is abroad.

The rumour is beyond belief.

The rumour was hotly denied.

the rumours were hotly denied.

they found that the rumour was only too true.

Rumours about the plague were rife.

trace a rumour to its source

The rumour quickly spread through the village.

He buzzed the rumour everywhere.

Who spread these rumours?

rumours of a further scandal abound.

I'd heard rumours, but discounted them.

rumours were flying around Manchester.

the company was rumoured to have paid 450p a share.

rumours of prodigious happenings, such as monstrous births.

the streets were rife with rumour and fear.

Real-world Examples

Then Giuliani hears an incredible rumour.

Source: Giuliani's 911

Although, I will say I heard a rumour about Ashley.

Source: Dad takes you to learn vocabulary.

There are even rumours of a plot to oust him sooner.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

Only, it was the civilisational might of Persia and this was no rumour.

Source: Curious Muse

Information is sparse. Rumours abound. Has Gamelin committed suicide? No.

Source: The Apocalypse of World War II

Unfortunately, it's a rumour that was said of a lot of women back then.

Source: Women Who Changed the World

Interestingly, it was also rumoured that Hitler hated makeup and specifically he hated red lipstick.

Source: British Vintage Makeup Tutorial

Yes, he's heard a rumour of some Russian nurses working in...Wan...Wan Chai?

Source: Downton Abbey (Audio Version) Season 5

A rumour is a story which is circulating.

Source: Dad takes you to learn vocabulary.

I don't know his band Ugly Rumours.

Source: Rock documentary

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