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rumour

/ rumour /

noun/verb

noun Sense 1

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

Type of:

gossip comment scuttlebutt

Derived:

rumor bruit

verb Sense 2

tell or spread rumors

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

Type of:

dish the dirt gossip

Derived:

rumor hearsay

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s something

Something ----s somebody

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