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🩺 An abnormal sound 🗣️ To spread rumors
to bruit

to bruit

1 9.9
To spread a rumor widely among people
  • verb
  • /bruːɪt/
  • Archaic
translation icon : rumorear
  • The rumor about the sudden closure of the plant has been bruited around the office all week.

Examples

  • The true agenda of these outside groups is shown in the deceptions they are willing to promote and tolerate, such as the lies that were bruited about by the opponents of the N.H. Bishop during his confirmation.

    Blog text (8)

  • The reason for whisking her away to Nevers, so far from her native Bigorre, was not bruited about for fear of scandal.

    Fiction book (2002)

  • The studies mentioned have been bruited about by others and much discussed.

    Blog text (20)

  • A lot of the "growth" that is bruited about is growth in the tertiary economy.

    Blog text (21)

  • At the time these identity words were first developing, there were lots of meanings bruited about.

    Blog text (34)

  • "Well, then, what's being bruited about right now?" F'lar asked.

    Fiction book (1991)

  • This situation is bad enough, but when one takes a calm look at the allegations, which are being bruited about as fact, they should be given pause.

    Blog text (33)

  • At a time when people were bruiting about something called film, it seemed to make good sense for a young man with cultural ambitions to fill out his filmography.

    Academic text (2008)

  • But let's estimate that it's 2 percent (a number I found bruited about on the Internet), and that Humanists comprise less than 10 percent.

    Academic text (2004)

  • "Yes, we don't want this bruited about—at least, not quite yet.

    Fiction book (1991)

Synonyms

to rumor
vsto bruit
  • US
74 3.9

To tell people a story that may not be true

is spread widely and voiced often as informal talk
to gossip
vsto bruit
  • Informal
27 1.3

To talk about other people's private lives and share rumors

focuses on spreading reports generally rather than private matters

Antonyms

silence
660 2.0

A period with no sound or speech

to keep a secret
76 2.6

To not tell anyone private information

How Widely

to broadcast
81 3.0
to announce
∞ 1.5
to bruit
  • Archaic
1 9.9
to rumor
  • US
74 3.9
to mention
∞ 1.0
to murmur
11 4.2
to whisper
586 1.0

Surface Forms

bruit infinitive
bruited past
bruited past participle
bruiting present participle
bruits third person singular

Etymology

Bruit comes from Old French bruit, meaning 'noise' or 'report'. So to bruit something is to make a 'noise' about it, that is, to spread a rumor.