rumor
//ˈɹuːmə//
Forms
- Plural
- rumors
- present (v1)
- rumor
- past (v2)
- rumored
- past participle (v3)
- rumored
- present participle
- rumoring
- 3rd person singular
- rumors
Definitions
1.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.Information or misinformation of the kind contained in such claims.
- They say he used to be a thief, but that's just rumor.
1.To tell a rumor about; to gossip.
- John is rumored to be next in line for a promotion.
Frequency
Overall
Uncommon· #3470
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Uncommon
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
Etymology
From Middle English rumour
From Old French rumeur
From Latin rūmor (“common talk”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rewH- (“to shout, to roar”).