rumor

Other spellings

• (UK) rumour

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈruːmə(r)/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈrumɚ/

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Noun

Singular rumor

Plural rumors

1. (countable) A rumor is a story about somebody or something, that is told by other people, most of the time it is not true.

   There is a rumor going around that John's been fired. Is it true?

Verb

Plain form rumor

Third-person singular rumors

Past tense rumored

Past participle rumored

Present participle rumoring

1. (transitive) (usually used in passive voice) If you rumor, you gossip; you tell someone a rumor.

   It has been rumored that John's moving soon. Is this true?

Synonyms

• gossip
• hearsay