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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rumor

/ˈɹumɚ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.73 in modern English

Syllables
ru-mor
IPA
/ˈɹumɚ/
7
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A statement or claim of questionable accuracy, from no known reliable source, usually spread by word of mouth.

American usage; Countable

noun

Information or misinformation of the kind contained in such claims.

American usage; Uncountable

noun

Report, news, information in general.

American usage; Archaic; Uncountable

noun

Fame, reputation.

American usage; Obsolete; Uncountable

noun

Clamor, din, outcry.

American usage; Obsolete; Uncountable

verb

To tell a rumor about; to gossip.

American usage; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English rumour, from Old French rumeur, from Latin rūmor (“common talk”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rewH- (“to shout, to roar”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈɹumɚ/
  • British English: /ˈɹuːmə/

Usage

Inflected Forms

rumors (plural) rumour (alternative, Commonwealth) rumors (present, singular) rumoring (participle, present) rumored (participle, past) rumored (past)

Derived Forms

rumoritis rumormonger rumorology rumortism rumortrage rumorer

Phrases

all rumors are true buy the rumor playground rumor rumor campaign rumor has it rumor mill rumour has it the story goes

Frequently Paired Words

rumour has it the story goes tattle

Synonyms

word noise gossip hearsay talk tittle-tattle bruit buzz tidbit fame moot on dit

Homonyms

rumour

Rhymes With

consumer humor tumor humour rumour boomer schumer bloomer groomer rumer plumer okuma

Questions

How do you pronounce rumor?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɹumɚ/.
What does rumor mean?
A statement or claim of questionable accuracy, from no known reliable source, usually spread by word of mouth.
Where does rumor come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce rumor

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