Definitions for: Rumor

[n] gossip (usually a mixture of truth and untruth) passed around by word of mouth
[v] tell or spread rumors; "It was rumored that the next president would be a woman"

Webster (1913) Definition: Ru"mor, n. [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. --Shak.

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, v. 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.

Synonyms: bruit, hearsay, rumour, rumour

See Also: comment, gossip, gossip, scuttlebutt

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