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rumour
/ ˈːə /
noun
- information, often a mixture of truth and untruth, passed around verbally
- ( in combination )
a rumour-monger
- gossip or hearsay
- archaic.din or clamour
- obsolete.fame or reputation
verb
- tr; usually passive to pass around or circulate in the form of a rumour
it is rumoured that the Queen is coming
- literary.to make or cause to make a murmuring noise
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of rumour1
C14: via Old French from Latin ūǰ common talk; related to Old Norse rymja to roar, Sanskrit ܳ he cries
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Earlier on Friday there were rumours that Trump and Putin were about to speak again on the phone.
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From time to time, rumours emerge of internal disagreements.
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The list of would-be buyers for TikTok in the US - both rumoured and confirmed - has grown longer as the deadline for deciding its future looms.
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There have been rumours that the freeze could be extended, but there are no concrete plans for that as yet.
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Election rumours have come and gone in the three long years of Russia's full-scale war.
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