rumor

Definition

  • noun: information or a story that is passed from person to person but has not been proven to be true
  • noun: talk or opinion widely disseminated with no discernible source
  • verb: to tell or spread by rumor
  • synonyms: notoriety, tell, report

Examples

  • The estate sold for a 'rumored' $12 million. [=people say that it sold for $12 million, but that may not be true]

  • It 'was rumored that' the factory was going to move overseas, but that turned out to be false.

  • That news should keep 'the rumor mill' churning/running/going for a while!

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) - Thank you. Enjoy. So - What are the other rumors? Ah. Um- Rumor one: mysterious illness. Rumor two: head-hunted by Pepper and Hamilton. Here. Try some of this. - Rumor three? - Um, soy? Oh, come on. What's rumor three? Affair with a partner gone bad. Don't worry. Most people are betting on lupus. Here. Wasabi makes everything better. (..)
    2005 In Her Shoes