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Meaning rumour meaning

What does rumour mean?
Definitions in simple English

rumour Noun

— A story about somebody or something, that is told by other people, most of the time it is not true. There is a rumour going around that John's been fired. Is it true?

rumour Verb

— A statement that is rumoured is one that has been talked about by people but one that can be either true or false. It has been rumoured that John's moving soon. Is this true?

rumour

— noun (= rumor) gossip (usually a mixture of truth and untruth) passed around by word of mouth — verb (= rumor) tell or spread rumors It was rumored that the next president would be a woman

Synonyms rumour synonyms

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rumour English » English

rumor gossip report hearsay news bruit noise fame tidings talk renown sound buzz voice slander information unfounded news spread scuttlebutt scandal repute groundless news unconfirmed report tattle senseless gossip reputation name kudos dirt common saying circulate word whisper verbal message unofficial record transpiration talk of the town standing spreading speculation sough sing say rumble propagation propagate promulgation promulgate prestige piece of news

Conjugation rumour conjugation

How do you conjugate rumour?

rumour · verb

Examples rumour examples

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Simple sentences

The rumour has already spread.
That rumour is not true, is it?
Rumour has it that you got the job.
Every rumour contains a grain of truth.
The rumour quickly spread.
Is there anything in that rumour?
Is there any truth to that rumour?
The rumour spread through the town like wildfire.
From whom did you hear that rumour?
Who did you hear that rumour from?
Tom deliberately fed a false rumour to the town gossip, just to see how quickly it would spread.
When the accountant was arrested, rumour had it that it was for his creative bookkeeping.
No, that's not true. Tom didn't change his name. It's just a rumour.

Movie subtitles

Baseless rumour.
If rumour is true, Barbara is quite a girl.
The rumour is he's got that, too.
Oh, it's just a rumour, of course, you know.
But there's a rumour going around this room that must be stopped right now.
That's a rumour!
What's this rumour I hear about you and Town Hall?
Anyway they already spread rumour that you're almost theirs.
And they also spread rumour that you're seeing young Rerabek!
There's a rumour that he's to be court-martialled.
It's no rumour.
Why, rumour has it that already she has come between you and Peter.
Then I hear a rumour from the embassy that she's out on the town.
Do you believe every rumour that comes your way?
A rumour spread from the pier.
So, you see how silly that rumour is.
Since when is a breach-of-promise case a rumour?
That takes it out of the rumour class.
Somebody starts a rumour and they lose their heads.
If you've heard any report to the contrary, it's based on malicious rumour.
They hear a crazy rumour, and right away they lose their heads.
There was a rumour that he was seen in Florida.
The descriptions of the creature are denounced as rumour by the police chief.
We will start a rumour of a strike.
Once the rumour is denied, the stock will go back up.
We start the rumour.
First the idle rumour.
Isn't that just a rumour?
I believe that's the rumour.
The rumour's all over Moscow. - Who started it?
By the way there's a rumour that gunfire has no effect on the beast. Why?
Flying saucers, Captain,.are still a rumour.

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