Definitions for rumour
ru·mour

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. rumor, rumour, hearsayverb

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

2. rumor, rumour, bruitverb

   tell or spread rumors

   "It was rumored that the next president would be a woman"

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. RUMOURnoun

   Flying or popular report; bruit; fame.

   Etymology: rumeur, Fr. rumor, Lat.

   We hold rumour from what we fear. William Shakespeare.

   There ran a rumour
   Of many worthy fellows that were out. William Shakespeare, Macbeth.

   Great is the rumour of this dreadful knight,
   And his atchievements of no less account. William Shakespeare.

   This rumour of him went forth throughout all Judea. Luke.

   Rumour next and chance
   And tumult and confusion all embroil’d. John Milton.

   She heard an ancient rumour fly,
   That times to come should see the Trojan race
   Her Carthage ruin. John Dryden, Æneis.

2. To Rumourverb

   To report abroad; to bruit.

   Etymology: from the noun.

   Catesby, rumour it abroad,
   That Anne my wife is sick, and like to die. William Shakespeare.

   All abroad was rumour’d, that this day
   Samson should be brought forth. John Milton, Agonistes.

   ’Twas rumour’d,
   My father ’scap’d from out the citadel. Dryden.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Rumour

   A rumor (American English), or rumour (British English; see spelling differences; derived from Latin rumorem 'noise'), is "a tall tale of explanations of events circulating from person to person and pertaining to an object, event, or issue in public concern."In the social sciences, a rumor involves a form of a statement whose veracity is not quickly or ever confirmed. In addition, some scholars have identified rumor as a subset of propaganda. Sociology, psychology, and communication studies have widely varying definitions of rumor.Rumors are also often discussed with regard to misinformation and disinformation (the former often seen as simply false and the latter seen as deliberately false, though usually from a government source given to the media or a foreign government).

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1. rumour

   A rumour is an unverified piece of information, story, or statement that is circulated among people but is not confirmed as being true. It often includes elements of gossip, speculation, or hearsay and can spread rapidly, especially via social media or word of mouth.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 2 votes

1. Rumour

   rōō′mur, n. flying report; a current story.—v.t. to report: to circulate by report.—adj. Ru′morous, vaguely heard.—n. Ru′mourer (Shak.), a reporter, a spreader of news. [Fr.,—L. rumor, a noise.]

British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'rumour' in Nouns Frequency: #1840

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How to pronounce rumour?

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How to say rumour in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of rumour in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of rumour in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of rumour in a Sentence

1. Xie Feng:

   Do not be intimidated or misled, exploited by those with ulterior motives and in particular, do not be a rumour monger yourself, or join the anti-China forces in stigmatizing or demonizing the legislation.

2. Markus Huber:

   QE (speculation) has been around for so long that I think it will be a 'buy the rumour and sell the announcement'.

3. Chief Executive Stephen Young:

   We've been a really, really strong takeover target now for the thirteen years I've been at Meggitt, lots of people want to be aerospace, lots of people want to have strong aftermarket positions. It's no surprise that the odd rumour pops up.

4. Fabrice:

   Rumour has it that, after his election, Trump declared: "Yesterday, we were on the edge of the abyss but today, we have taken a big step forward!"

5. Tom Phillips:

   What technology has done is it’s enabled them to spread far more quickly and far more internationally in a way that is fairly unprecedented, rumour can begin in Italy one day and it can be across multiple continents a few days later, as we have seen happen several times.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=rumour
2. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=rumour
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rumour
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=rumour
6. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=rumour