bruit
/ˈbɹui/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 1.74 in modern English
7
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
An abnormal sound in the body heard on auscultation (for example, through using a stethoscope); a murmur.
Example Sentences
- "[R]ememberyng yoʳ accustumable proudent demeanoʳ as well in the atteyning assurid knowledge of the intended purpose of the Scotts, from tyme to tyme, by suche good esp'iell and intelligence that ye have had among the said Scotts, as of the bruits and newes occ'rant amongs them, it is the more mervailed, that if eyther any such attemptats have been made by the said Scotts upon the king's subjects, or that any such bruits be in Scotland of the said duke's thider comyng, that ye have not advertised the king's highnes or me thereof before this tyme; [...]"
- "Brother, we will proclaime you out of hand, / The bruit thereof will bring you many friends."
- "But yet I loue my Country, and am not / One that reioyces in the common wracke, / As common bruite doth put it."
- "Neither can they [vainglorious people] be Secret, and therefore not Effectuall; but according to the French Prouerbe; Beaucoup de Bruit, peu de Fruit: Much Bruit, little Fruit."
- "Common bruit!—Is virtue to be eſtabliſhed by common bruit only?—Has her virtue ever been proved?—Who has dared to try her virtue?"
- "The bruits of a treaty between the United Provinces and the United States, are as true as moſt of the bruits."
Etymology
The noun is derived from Middle English bruit (“commotion, tumult; fame, renown; collective noun for a group of barons”) [and other forms], from Anglo-Norman brut (“commotion, tumult; noise, sounds; fame, renown; hearsay, rumour; collective noun for a group of barons”) and Old French bruit (“commotion, tumult; noise, sounds; fame, renown; hearsay, rumour”) (modern French bruit (“noise; report, rumour”)), a noun use of the past participle of bruire (“to make a noise; to rattle; to roar; to rustle”), from Late Latin brugere, an alteration of Latin rugīre (“to roar”) (the present active infinitive of rugiō (“to bray; to bellow, roar; to rumble”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rewg- (“to belch; to roar”)), possibly influenced by Late Latin bragere (“to bray”). The English word is cognate with Catalan brogir (“to roar”); Old Occitan bruir, brugir (“to roar”). The verb is derived from the noun.
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /bɹut/
- British English: /bɹuːt/
Usage
Inflected Forms
bruits (plural)
bruits (present, singular)
bruiting (participle, present)
bruited (participle, past)
bruited (past)
no-table-tags (table tags)
glossary (inflection template)
bruited (first person, past)
bruitest (archaic, present)
bruited (past, second person)
bruitedst (archaic, past)
bruiteth (archaic, present)