to rumor
76
3.9
- verb
- /ˈrumər/
- US
- Meanwhile, Washington's rumored recent expansion of its drone strikes will erode their safe haven in Pakistan.
- widely rumored
- rumored plans
- long-rumored
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Watch on YouTubeMaybe you're surrounded by people who are constantly gossiping and rumoring and and just stirring the pot, right?
- Maybe you're surrounded by people who are constantly gossiping and rumoring and and just stirring the pot, right?
- But you know, there was a time in place when they were outsourcing their production and even potentially rumored to use child labor.
- And, and I was rumored to have said kiss my gay ass, which I have been known to say.
- It's been said, it's been rumored, and I think stop pollution.
- Michael Addison Ray rumored to have a new boyfriend.
- So now everybody rumors, how come this guy get bailed?
Examples
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Caesar's heirs became emperors, and every member of his dynasty was rumored to have been murdered.
Academic text (2014) -
I have just received confirmation of what previously has been merely rumored.
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Since then, it's rumored that she will let no man near her heart.
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And then they had gone and just basically spread false rumors and given them fake stories about us.
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Even the most popular club, Ground Zero, is rumored to be on shaky financial footing.
Academic text (2018) -
Since that time, it is rumored that anyone who enters the tunnel disappears without a trace.
Academic text (1999) -
It is rumored that Hynkel is going to give the Jewish people back their rights.
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Think of objets d'art so rare they are only rumored to exist, the stuff of legend.
Fiction book (1994) -
Mugabe turned 86 in February and is rumored to have prostate cancer.
Academic text (2010) -
It is rumored that the new restaurant in town will open next month.
Synonyms
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6.8
Talk about an idea or name without careful thought
1
8.4
To spread news or rumours widely among many people
1
9.9
To spread a rumor widely among people
Antonyms
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
- Literature
A harmful, quickly spreading story that causes distrust and trouble
How Widespread
716
1.6
98
3.9
- US
76
3.9
- Informal
53
1.3
84
4.2
549
1.0
Surface Forms
Etymology
The verb rumor comes from the same Latin rumor meaning 'noise' and gives the image of people 'making a noise' by passing a story along. So to rumor something is to spread an unconfirmed story like a sound moving from person to person.