rumor

ru·mor

(ro͞o′mər)

1. A piece of unverified information of uncertain origin usually spread by word of mouth.

2. Unverified information received from another; hearsay.

tr.v. ru·mored, ru·mor·ing, ru·mors

To spread or tell by rumor.

[Middle English rumour, from Old French, from Latin rūmor.]

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ru•mor

(ˈru mər)

1. a story or statement in general circulation without confirmation or certainty as to facts: rumors of war.

2. gossip; hearsay.

3. Archaic. a clamor; din.

v.t.

4. to report, circulate, or assert by a rumor.

Also, esp. Brit.,ru′mour.

[1325–75; Middle English rumour < Middle French < Latin rūmor]

rumor

Past participle: rumored
Gerund: rumoring

Imperative
rumor
rumor

Present
I rumor
you rumor
he/she/it rumors
we rumor
you rumor
they rumor

Preterite
I rumored
you rumored
he/she/it rumored
we rumored
you rumored
they rumored

Present Continuous
I am rumoring
you are rumoring
he/she/it is rumoring
we are rumoring
you are rumoring
they are rumoring

Present Perfect
I have rumored
you have rumored
he/she/it has rumored
we have rumored
you have rumored
they have rumored

Past Continuous
I was rumoring
you were rumoring
he/she/it was rumoring
we were rumoring
you were rumoring
they were rumoring

Past Perfect
I had rumored
you had rumored
he/she/it had rumored
we had rumored
you had rumored
they had rumored

Future
I will rumor
you will rumor
he/she/it will rumor
we will rumor
you will rumor
they will rumor

Future Perfect
I will have rumored
you will have rumored
he/she/it will have rumored
we will have rumored
you will have rumored
they will have rumored

Future Continuous
I will be rumoring
you will be rumoring
he/she/it will be rumoring
we will be rumoring
you will be rumoring
they will be rumoring

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been rumoring
you have been rumoring
he/she/it has been rumoring
we have been rumoring
you have been rumoring
they have been rumoring

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been rumoring
you will have been rumoring
he/she/it will have been rumoring
we will have been rumoring
you will have been rumoring
they will have been rumoring

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been rumoring
you had been rumoring
he/she/it had been rumoring
we had been rumoring
you had been rumoring
they had been rumoring

Conditional
I would rumor
you would rumor
he/she/it would rumor
we would rumor
you would rumor
they would rumor

Past Conditional
I would have rumored
you would have rumored
he/she/it would have rumored
we would have rumored
you would have rumored
they would have rumored

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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun	1.	rumor - gossip (usually a mixture of truth and untruth) passed around by word of mouth scuttlebutt, gossip, comment - a report (often malicious) about the behavior of other people; "the divorce caused much gossip"
Verb	1.	rumor - tell or spread rumors; "It was rumored that the next president would be a woman" dish the dirt, gossip - wag one's tongue; speak about others and reveal secrets or intimacies; "She won't dish the dirt"

rumor

noun

Idle, often sensational and groundless talk about others:

verb

To engage in or spread gossip:

Translations

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huhukuulopuhe

glasina

うわさ噂

소문

govorica

rykte

ข่าวลือ

tin đồn

rumour

(American) rumor (ˈruːmə) noun

1. a piece of news or a story passed from person to person, which may not be true. I heard a rumour that you had got a new job.

2. general talk or gossip. Don't listen to rumour.

rumor

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