rumour

UK /ˈɹuːmə(ɹ)/ US /ˈɹuːmɚ/

noun 2verb 1

Collocations

(noun.)

ADJ

malicious, nasty, scurrilous, ugly, vicious | baseless, false, unconfirmed, unfounded, unsubstantiated, wild | strong, widespread | persistent

VERB + RUMOUR

start

fuel

The celebrity's silence only fuelled rumours about their secret wedding.

spread | hear | believe | deny

confirm

The company finally confirmed the rumour about closing its downtown office next year.

quash, scotch, silence

The government quickly moved to scotch rumours that the minister would resign.

RUMOUR + VERB

circulate, get about/around, go around/round, spread

abound, be flying about/around, be rife

Rumours about the company's closure were flying around the office all week.

sweep sth

A false rumour about the factory closing swept through the city last week.

persist

RUMOUR + NOUN

factory, mill

The office rumour factory was working overtime after the boss announced her resignation.

PREP

amid/amidst ~s

The company announced a merger amid rumours that several employees would lose their jobs.

~ about/concerning/surrounding

There have been many rumours about the new manager since she arrived last week.

~ of

People started talking after rumours of a surprise party spread through the office.

PHRASES

rumour has it that

Rumour has it that the new café on Main Street makes the best coffee in town.

there is no truth in the rumour

People keep saying the company is closing, but there is no truth in the rumour.

Definitions

noun

British, Canada, New Zealand, Australia, and Ireland spelling of rumor.

Rumour had it (though not proved) that she descended from the house of the lords Talbot de Malahide

There were rumours, new rumours every morning, delightful and outrageous rumours, so that the lumps in the porridge were swallowed without comment and the fish-cakes were eaten without contumely.

A prolonged, indistinct noise.

Prithee, listen well; / I heard a bustling rumour like a fray, / And the wind brings it from the Capitol.

verb

Commonwealth standard spelling of rumor.

Two of the four main routes over the Border were rumoured to be threatened with withdrawal of, or heavy cuts in, passenger services.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — gossip (usually a mixture of truth and untruth) passed aroun

verb — tell or spread rumors

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

Rumour had it (though not proved) that she descended from the house of the lords Talbot de Malahide

Wiktionary

There were rumours, new rumours every morning, delightful and outrageous rumours, so that the lumps in the porridge were swallowed without comment and the fish-cakes were eaten without contumely.

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"Keep off Conductor Rails" said red-painted notices at the platform ends, for third-rails were laid in many places even where electric trains never normally ran, and there had been many rumours of imp

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Two of the four main routes over the Border were rumoured to be threatened with withdrawal of, or heavy cuts in, passenger services.

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When the accountant was arrested, rumour had it that it was for his creative bookkeeping.

Tatoeba · #22461

The rumour has already spread.

Tatoeba · #49591

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, rumour is marked as obsolete. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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