Rumour Common

Rumour has 4 different meanings across 2 categories:

Definitions

Noun

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

"The office was buzzing with a rumour that the manager was planning to quit, though no one knew if it was true."

rumor rumour hearsay

Britain, Canada, New Zealand, Australia, and Ireland spelling of rumor

"The British rumour spread quickly through the village about the upcoming festival being cancelled due to bad weather."

Verb

tell or spread rumors

"It was rumored that the next president would be a woman"

rumor rumour bruit

Commonwealth of Nations standard spelling of rumor.

"After years of denial, a new rumour surfaced that the prime minister was secretly planning to resign."

The word comes from the Latin rūmor, meaning "common talk." It traces its roots back to a Proto-Indo-European root related to shouting or roaring.

Rhyming Words

our nour your cour hour jour lour dour four tour sour pour stour ofour odour flour clour scour glour amour

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