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noun

Idle, often sensational and groundless talk about others: gossip, gossipry, hearsay, report, talebearing, tattle, tittle-tattle, word. Slang scuttlebutt. See words.

verb

To engage in or spread gossip: blab, gossip, noise, talk, tattle, tittle-tattle, whisper. Idioms: tell tales, tell tales out of school. See words.

n

Definition: innuendo
Antonyms: hard facts, truth

v

Definition: tell a supposed truth
Antonyms: tell truth

A cynical view of the world by Ambrose Bierce

n.

A favorite weapon of the assassins of character.

    Sharp, irresistible by mail or shield,
        By guard unparried as by flight unstayed,
    O serviceable Rumor, let me wield
        Against my enemy no other blade.
    His be the terror of a foe unseen,
        His the inutile hand upon the hilt,
    And mine the deadly tongue, long, slender, keen,
        Hinting a rumor of some ancient guilt.
    So shall I slay the wretch without a blow,
    Spare me to celebrate his overthrow,
    And nurse my valor for another foe.
                                                           Joel Buxter

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Quotes:

"We must set up a strong present tense against all rumors of wrath, past and to come." - Ralph Waldo Emerson

"A rumor without a leg to stand on will get around some other way." - John Tudor

For a list of words related to rumor, see:

• Secrecy and Concealment - rumor: statement or opinion in general circulation but of unknown source and dubious authenticity

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See words rhyming with "rumor."

Dansk (Danish)
n. - rygte
v. tr. - rygtes

Nederlands (Dutch)
gerucht, geruchten verspreiden

Français (French)
n. - rumeur, bruit (qui court)
v. tr. - étendre une rumeur, faire courir/colporter une rumeur

Deutsch (German)
n. - Gerücht
v. - als Gerücht verbreiten

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - φήμη, διάδοση
v. - φημολογώ, διαδίδω

Italiano (Italian)
chiacchiera, voce, pettegolezzo

Português (Portuguese)
n. - rumor (m), boato (m)
v. - espalhar boatos

Русский (Russian)
слух, сплетня

Español (Spanish)
n. - rumor
v. tr. - rumorear

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - rykte
v. - ryktas

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
谣言, 传闻, 传说, 谣传

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 謠言, 傳聞, 傳說
v. tr. - 謠傳

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 소문, 소음
v. tr. - 소문 내다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 噂, ささやき

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) إشاعه (فعل) يروج للإشاعه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮שמועה‬
v. tr. - ‮הפיץ שמועה‬

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