noun
rumour
ROO-muh
noun
1
British spelling of rumor: an unconfirmed piece of information spread by word of mouth.
"There's a rumour going around the office about redundancies."
How to Use Rumour
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishSame meaning as "rumor" — unverified information passed informally.
UK vs US
Standard spelling in the UK, Ireland, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand.
Common pairings
rumour has it
spread a rumour
Word Forms
rumoured past tense, rumours plural, rumours singular
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Etymology
From Old French rumeur, from Latin rumor, "common talk."