rumour

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R0299600 (ro͞o′mər)n. & v. Chiefly British Variant of rumor.

rumour

(ˈruːmə) or

rumor

n1. a. information, often a mixture of truth and untruth, passed around verballyb. (in combination): a rumour-monger. 2. gossip or hearsay3. archaic din or clamour4. obsolete fame or reputationvb5. (tr; usually passive) to pass around or circulate in the form of a rumour: it is rumoured that the Queen is coming. 6. literary to make or cause to make a murmuring noise[C14: via Old French from Latin rūmor common talk; related to Old Norse rymja to roar, Sanskrit rāut he cries]

rumour

Past participle: rumoured
Gerund: rumouring

Imperative
rumour
rumour

Present
I rumour
you rumour
he/she/it rumours
we rumour
you rumour
they rumour

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Thesaurus

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

rumour

noun story, news, report, talk, word, whisper, buzz, gossip, dirt (U.S. slang), hearsay, canard, tidings, scuttlebutt (U.S. slang), bush telegraph, bruit (archaic) There's a strange rumour going around.be rumoured be said, be told, be reported, be published, be circulated, be whispered, be passed around, be put about, be noised abroad It was rumoured that he'd been interned in an asylum.

Translations

谣言闲话传闻

rumour

(American) rumor (ˈruːmə) noun1. 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.谣言, , 传闻2. general talk or gossip. Don't listen to rumour.闲话

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rumour campaign

A concentrated and prolonged effort to damage or ruin someone's or some group's reputation through the perpetuation of rumours, innuendos, and/or falsities, generally as a means of persuading a large amount of people against him, her, or them. Primarily heard in UK. Finding himself at the wrong end of a vicious rumour campaign, the local MP's slim lead heading into the election quickly evaporated. I think we need to start a rumour campaign to slow down the competitor's growth in the market, but no one can know that it's coming from us!See also: campaign, rumour

rumour mill

The source from or process by which rumours are generated, spread, and perpetuated among a group of people. Primarily heard in UK. Listen, Barry, you can't believe everything that comes out of the rumour mill. I can guarantee you that there will be no redundancies this year. One of the downsides of gaining celebrity status is having every aspect of your life subjected to the Hollywood rumour mill.See also: mill, rumour

rumor has it (that)

It is being rumored that. Rumor has it that the boss is using the company profits to pay off his own gambling debts. No one is certain where the money went, but rumor has it the CEO has been embezzling the funds into offshore accounts.See also: rumor

rumour has it

COMMON People say rumour has it when they are telling you something that they have heard, but do not necessarily think is true. Rumour has it that tickets were being sold for £300.See also: rumour

rumour has it

it is rumoured. 1993 Margaret Atwood The Robber Bride It's a good thing Roz didn't invest in that one, rumour has it that the backers are losing a shirt or two. See also: rumour

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noun story

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phrase be rumoured

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

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verb tell or spread rumors

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