rumour
noun
[ ˈruːmə ]
• a currently circulating story or report of uncertain or doubtful truth.
• "they were investigating rumours of a massacre"
Similar:
gossip,
hearsay,
talk,
tittle-tattle,
the grapevine,
the word on the street,
goss,
scuttlebutt,
poop,
tea,
furphy,
fame,
piece of gossip,
report,
story,
whisper,
canard,
speculation,
information,
word,
news,
on dit,
buzz,
bruit,
Opposite:
hard facts,
rumour
verb
• be circulated as an unverified account.
• "it's rumoured that he lives on a houseboat"
Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French rumur, from Latin rumor ‘noise’.
