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Webster 1913 Edition


Rumor

Ru′mor

,
Noun.
[F.
rumeur
, L.
rumor
; cf.
rumificare
,
rumitare
to rumor, Skr.
ru
to cry.]
[Written also
rumour
.]
1.
A flying or popular report; the common talk; hence, public fame; notoriety.
This
rumor
of him went forth throughout all Judea, and throughout all the region round about.
Luke vii. 17.
Great is the
rumor
of this dreadful knight.
Shakespeare
2.
A current story passing from one person to another, without any known authority for its truth; – in this sense often personified.
Rumor
next, and Chance,
And Tumult, and Confusion, all embroiled.
Milton.
3.
A prolonged, indistinct noise.
[Obs.]
Shak.

Ru′mor

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Rumored
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Rumoring
.]
To report by rumor; to tell.
’T was
rumored

My father 'scaped from out the citadel.
Dryden.

Webster 1828 Edition


Rumor

RU'MOR

,
Noun.
[L.]
1.
Flying or popular report; a current story passing from one person to another without any known authority for the truth of it.
Rumor next and chance and tumult and confusion all embroil'd.
When ye shall hear of wars and rumors of wars, be ye not troubled. Mark 13.
2.
Report of a fact; a story well authorized.
This rumor of him went forth throughout all Judea. Luke 7.
3.
Fame; reported celebrity.
Great is the rumor of this dreadful knight.

RU'MOR

,
Verb.
T.
To report; to tell or circulate a report.
'Twas rumor'd my father 'scap'd from out the citadel.

Definition 2024


rumor

rumor

English

Alternative forms

  • rumour (UK, Commonwealth, International)

Noun

rumor (countable and uncountable, plural rumors)

  1. (US, countable) A statement or claim of questionable accuracy, from no known reliable source, usually spread by word of mouth.
    There's a rumor going round that he's going to get married.
  2. (US, uncountable) Information or misinformation of the kind contained in such claims.
    They say he used to be a thief, but that's just rumor.

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Verb

rumor (third-person singular simple present rumors, present participle rumoring, simple past and past participle rumored)

  1. (transitive, usually used in the passive voice) To tell a rumor about; to gossip.
    John is rumored to be next in line for a promotion.

Catalan

Noun

rumor m (plural rumors)

  1. rumor

Related terms

  • rumorejar

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Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *rAwə- (to shout, to roar)

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈruː.mor/, [ˈruː.mɔr]

Noun

rūmor m (genitive rūmōris); third declension

  1. rumor
  2. rustle, murmur, a murmuring
  3. The voice of the people

Inflection

Third declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative rūmor rūmōrēs
genitive rūmōris rūmōrum
dative rūmōrī rūmōribus
accusative rūmōrem rūmōrēs
ablative rūmōre rūmōribus
vocative rūmor rūmōrēs

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Portuguese

Noun

rumor m (plural rumores)

  1. rumour (statement or claim from no known reliable source)
  2. continuous noise
    • 1890, Aluísio Azevedo, O Cortiço
      No confuso rumor que se formava, destacavam-se risos, sons de vozes que altercavam, sem se saber de onde, grasnar de marrecos, cantar de galos, cacarejar de galinhas.

Quotations

For usage examples of this term, see Citations:rumor.


Spanish

Etymology

From Latin rūmor, rūmōris.

Noun

rumor m (plural rumores)

  1. rumor
  2. murmur

Related terms

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