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   Ru·mor

   /ˈro͞omər/

   

   noun

   • 1. a currently circulating story or report of uncertain or doubtful truth: "they were investigating rumors of a massacre" Similar gossiphearsaytalktittle-tattleinformal:the grapevinethe word on the streetgossscuttlebuttpoopteafurphyarchaic:famepiece of gossipreportstorywhispercanardspeculationinformationwordnewson ditinformal:buzzrare:bruitOpposite hard facts

   verb

   • 1. be circulated as an unverified account: "it's rumored that he lives on a houseboat"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French rumur, from Latin rumor ‘noise’.

   Scrabble Points: 7

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