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Definition rumor in American English

rumor noun

[countable/uncountable] noun
/ˈrumər/
1

unofficial information that may or may not be true

Example

He'd heard rumors about some big financial deal.

Example

Now there are rumors of wedding plans.

Example

He denied rumors that a hundred workers would be laid off.

Example

Rumors are flying about a merger between the media giants.

Example

Rumor has it that he's seriously ill.

Example

A student had been spreading rumors about the teachers.

Synonyms and related words
information data datum
Definition rumor in American English