ru·mor
(ro͞o′mər)
n.
1. A piece of unverified information of uncertain origin usually spread by word of mouth.
2. Unverified information received from another; hearsay.
tr.v. ru·mored, ru·mor·ing, ru·mors
To spread or tell by rumor.
[Middle English rumour, from Old French, from Latin rūmor.]
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ru•mor
(ˈru mər)
n.
1. a story or statement in general circulation without confirmation or certainty as to facts: rumors of war.
2. gossip; hearsay.
3. Archaic. a clamor; din.
v.t.
4. to report, circulate, or assert by a rumor.
Also, esp. Brit.,ru′mour.
[1325–75; Middle English rumour < Middle French < Latin rūmor]
Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
rumor
Past participle: rumored
Gerund: rumoring
| Imperative |
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| rumor |
| rumor |
| Present |
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| I rumor |
| you rumor |
| he/she/it rumors |
| we rumor |
| you rumor |
| they rumor |
| Preterite |
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| I rumored |
| you rumored |
| he/she/it rumored |
| we rumored |
| you rumored |
| they rumored |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am rumoring |
| you are rumoring |
| he/she/it is rumoring |
| we are rumoring |
| you are rumoring |
| they are rumoring |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have rumored |
| you have rumored |
| he/she/it has rumored |
| we have rumored |
| you have rumored |
| they have rumored |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was rumoring |
| you were rumoring |
| he/she/it was rumoring |
| we were rumoring |
| you were rumoring |
| they were rumoring |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had rumored |
| you had rumored |
| he/she/it had rumored |
| we had rumored |
| you had rumored |
| they had rumored |
| Future |
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| I will rumor |
| you will rumor |
| he/she/it will rumor |
| we will rumor |
| you will rumor |
| they will rumor |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have rumored |
| you will have rumored |
| he/she/it will have rumored |
| we will have rumored |
| you will have rumored |
| they will have rumored |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be rumoring |
| you will be rumoring |
| he/she/it will be rumoring |
| we will be rumoring |
| you will be rumoring |
| they will be rumoring |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been rumoring |
| you have been rumoring |
| he/she/it has been rumoring |
| we have been rumoring |
| you have been rumoring |
| they have been rumoring |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been rumoring |
| you will have been rumoring |
| he/she/it will have been rumoring |
| we will have been rumoring |
| you will have been rumoring |
| they will have been rumoring |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been rumoring |
| you had been rumoring |
| he/she/it had been rumoring |
| we had been rumoring |
| you had been rumoring |
| they had been rumoring |
| Conditional |
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| I would rumor |
| you would rumor |
| he/she/it would rumor |
| we would rumor |
| you would rumor |
| they would rumor |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have rumored |
| you would have rumored |
| he/she/it would have rumored |
| we would have rumored |
| you would have rumored |
| they would have rumored |
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
| Noun | 1. |  rumor — gossip (usually a mixture of truth and untruth) passed around by word of mouth
scuttlebutt, gossip, comment — a report (often malicious) about the behavior of other people; «the divorce caused much gossip» |
| Verb | 1. | rumor — tell or spread rumors; «It was rumored that the next president would be a woman»
dish the dirt, gossip — wag one’s tongue; speak about others and reveal secrets or intimacies; «She won’t dish the dirt» |
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.
rumor
noun
Idle, often sensational and groundless talk about others:
verb
To engage in or spread gossip:
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Translations
fámazvěst
rygte
huhukuulopuhe
glasina
うわさ噂
소문
govorica
rykte
ข่าวลือ
tin đồn
rumour
(American) rumor (ˈruːmə) noun
1. a piece of news or a story passed from person to person, which may not be true. I heard a rumour that you had got a new job.
2. general talk or gossip. Don’t listen to rumour.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
rumor
→ إشَاعَة fáma rygte Gerücht φήμη rumor huhu rumeur glasina diceria うわさ 소문 gerucht rykte pogłoska rumor слух rykte ข่าวลือ söylenti tin đồn 谣言
Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
слух, молва, толки, распространять слухи
существительное
- молва, слух, слушок, слухи, толки; непроверенная информация; которая может повлиять на события на рынке.
глагол
- распространять слухи; рассказывать новости
- бормотать, шептать
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Словосочетания
If the rumor is true, can anything be more inept than to repeat it now? — Если слух этот верен, то что может быть неуместнее, чем повторять его сейчас? 
to spike the rumor — прекратить слухи
latrine rumor; latrine wireless — слухи
latrine rumor — в сортире давеча говорили, что… амер. воен. жарг.; сенсационная басня
rumor has it that… — ходят слухи, что…
there’s a rumor — говорят
rumor mills — источник слухов
rumor mongering — распространение слухов
rumor transmission — распространение слухов
the rumor runs that… — молва гласит, что …
rumor campaign — кампания по распространению слухов
Примеры с переводом
There is a rumour …
Ходят слухи …
It is rumoured that she has returned home.
Ходят слухи, что она вернулась домой.
I overheard a rumor about you.
Я тут о тебе кое-что прослышал.
We heard a rumour that she was back in town.
До нас дошёл слух, что она снова в городе.
He is rumoured to have escaped to Canada.
Говорят, что он сбежал в Канаду.
The President refused to confirm the rumor.
Президент отказался подтвердить этот слух.
I heard a rumor that they broke up.
Я прослышал, что они расстались.
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Definitions For Rumoring
noun
- Information or a story that is passed from person to person but has not been proven to be true
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Examples of Rumoring in a Sentence
- There are rumors that they are making a new film.
- She accused him of starting rumors about her.
- Ever since his sudden resignation, rumors have been flying.
- For years people have been rumoring the CEO’s imminent retirement
- VerbBFrumorSGrumorsPT, PPrumoredSUF-ing
- present participle of rumor.
- present participle of rumor.
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- Used in the Middle of Sentence
- The press reported rumors that a salon des refuses was in the works.
- Might this then be a bellwether tale about the rumored dire effects of overabsorption in new media?
- Some rumors that the governor had smoked pot as a teenager were flying around, but he has finally managed to shake them off.
- Used in the Beginning of Sentence
- Rumor has it that he’s messing around with his secretary.
- Rumors flew that Marlon Brando was angling for the lead — an odd choice, most agreed, but a sure sign of box office success.
- Used in the Ending of Sentence
- As early as February 1943, the «spratmo»‘ around Tuskegee was that the 99th was to be sent to the North African theater. There had been other rumors.
- Even the king’s announcement could not squelch the rumors.
- Used in the Middle of Sentence
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Look-Alike Words
- en humoring
- en moring
- en armoring
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A rumor is a story which may not be true. Everyone may be talking about the rap superstar who stopped for ice cream in your town, but until there’s proof that it really happened, the whole thing is just a rumor.
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(usually used in the passive voice) To tell a rumor about; to gossip.
John is rumored to be next in line for a promotion.
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Are rumors ever true? Of course — sometimes word gets out ahead of time, like when a student overhears teachers talking about the early dismissal before it is announced. When the school closes early, the rumor is confirmed. But many other rumors can never be confirmed, so they stay just that, rumors. True, false, semi-true: who knows?
The Latin word rumorem, or noise, is the origin; noise is often all that a rumor is.
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Noun
There are rumors that they are making a new film.
She accused him of starting rumors about her.
Ever since his sudden resignation, rumors have been flying.
I heard a rumor that they broke up.
“Did you hear that they broke up?” “That’s just a rumor.”
The rumor turned out to be false.
You can’t fire him solely based on rumor.
Rumor has it that they broke up.
Verb
for years people have been rumoring the CEO’s imminent retirement
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Examples from texts
I am here to speak with the Lord Dragon, who rumors in the city say is here in the Royal Palace.
Я явился сюда, дабы говорить с Лордом Драконом, который, если верить городским слухам, находится здесь, в королевском дворце.
Jordan, Robert / The Fires of HeavenДжордан, Роберт / Огни небес
Огни небес
Джордан, Роберт
The Fires of Heaven
Jordan, Robert
© 1993 by The Bandersnatch Group, Inc.
He has intimated the same of Perette and Alfonsine too, to my relief, although there are still rumors.
Слава Богу, обмолвился в том же духе и насчет Перетты с Альфонсиной, хотя пересуды по-прежнему не утихли.
Harris, Joanne / Holy FoolsХаррис, Джоан / Блаженные шуты
Блаженные шуты
Харрис, Джоан
© 2003 by Joanne Harris
© Издательство Ольги Морозовой, 2007
© О. Кириченко, перевод, 2007
Holy Fools
Harris, Joanne
© 2004 by Frogspawn, Ltd.
«I’d rather golf today, if you don’t mind,» DuQuesne answered, and immediately went on speaking to Linda: «Marikona traversed an aspect, of which the castle has 144,000, or so rumor has it.»
— Сегодня я предпочел бы гольф, если не возражаете, — ответил Дюквиз и тотчас же повернулся к Линде: — Мерикона прошла через один из выходов, которых в замке сто сорок четыре тысячи, — так, по крайней мере, говорят.
DeChancie, John / Castle PerilousДе Ченси, Джон / Замок Опасный
Замок Опасный
Де Ченси, Джон
Castle Perilous
DeChancie, John
«So said the rumors.
Судя по слухам….
Salvatore, Robert / HomelandСальваторе, Роберт / Отступник
Отступник
Сальваторе, Роберт
© ИЦ «Максима», 2007
© 1990 Wizards of the Coast, Inc.
© А. Кострова, перевод, 2002
Homeland
Salvatore, Robert
There had been rumors in the Regiment that a sabotage problem was coming up but nobody had known just when it would come.
В полку давно ходили слухи, что такие учения готовятся, но никто не знал, когда они начнутся.
Jones, James / From Here to EternityДжонс, Джеймс / Отныне и вовек
Отныне и вовек
Джонс, Джеймс
© Издательство «Правда», 1989
From Here to Eternity
Jones, James
© 1951 by James Jones
© renewed 1991 by Gloria Jones, James Anthony Phillipe Jones, and Kaylie Anne Jones
Whether the Prophet is really coming to Amadicia, the way rumor says he is, and whether the town fathers might relent and let that traveling menagerie put on a show.
Вправду ли Пророк появился нынче в Амадиции, как утверждают слухи. И не смилостивятся ли отцы города и не разрешат ли тому бродячему зверинцу устроить представление.
Jordan, Robert / The Fires of HeavenДжордан, Роберт / Огни небес
Огни небес
Джордан, Роберт
The Fires of Heaven
Jordan, Robert
© 1993 by The Bandersnatch Group, Inc.
“When I was there, there were rumors. Some big plan was in the offing.
— Когда я там был, пошли слухи о том, что собираются привести в действие какой-то большой план.
Mieville, China / The ScarМьевиль, Чайна / Шрам
Шрам
Мьевиль, Чайна
© Перевод. Г. Крылов, 2008
© Издание на русском языке. ООО «Издательство «Эксмо», 2008
© 2002 by China Mieville
Nothing more than that, despite the rumor mill.”
И только. Несмотря на дурацкие сплетни.
Rankin, Ian / The Naming of the DeadРэнкин, Иэн / Перекличка мертвых
Перекличка мертвых
Рэнкин, Иэн
© John Rebus Ltd 2006
© Ю. Вейсберг, перевод на русский язык, 2009
© ООО «Издательская группа Аттикус», Издательство «Иностранка» 2009
The Naming of the Dead
Rankin, Ian
“Leo? There was a rumor going around that the company was going to take us all downside and shoot us.
— Лео, пошли слухи, что компания собирается спустить нас всех вниз и расстрелять.
Bujold, Lois McMaster / Falling FreeБуджолд, Лоис Макмастер / В свободном падении
В свободном падении
Буджолд, Лоис Макмастер
© 1988 by Lois McMaster Bujold
© 1996, АСТ
© Н. Кудряшов, перевод
Falling Free
Bujold, Lois McMaster
© 1988 by Lois McMaster Bujold
However, if a stock is the subject of a takeover rumor, the out-of-the-money calls will be priced higher than the out-of-the-money puts.
Однако если ходят слухи о возможности поглощения компании, колл-опционы не при деньгах будут оцениваться выше, чем пут-опционы не при деньгах.
Schwager, Jack D. / The New Market Wizards: Conversations with America’s Top TradersШвагер, Джек Д. / Новые маги рынка: беседы с лучшими трейдерами Америки
Новые маги рынка: беседы с лучшими трейдерами Америки
Швагер, Джек Д.
© Альпина Бизнес Букс, перевод, оформление, 2004
© Jack D. Schwager, 1992
The New Market Wizards: Conversations with America’s Top Traders
Schwager, Jack D.
© 1992 by Jack D. Schwager
He travels the city, tracing the rumors and information that he has set in motion.
Он шествует по городу, собирая слухи и сведения, запущенные им самим.
Mieville, China / The ScarМьевиль, Чайна / Шрам
Шрам
Мьевиль, Чайна
© Перевод. Г. Крылов, 2008
© Издание на русском языке. ООО «Издательство «Эксмо», 2008
© 2002 by China Mieville
Excitement swelled, rumors swirled.
Возбуждение нарастало, расползались слухи.
Perkins, John / Confessions of an Economic Hit ManПеркинс, Джон / Исповедь экономического убийцы
Исповедь экономического убийцы
Перкинс, Джон
© 2004 by John Perkins
© 2004 Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc.
© Pretext, 2005 Authorized translation into Russian
© Л.Л. Фитуни, предисловие, научная редакция русского издания, 2005
Confessions of an Economic Hit Man
Perkins, John
© 2004 by John Perkins
© 2004 Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc.
Thom did not appear to notice; he went right on in an ominously soft voice. They’d swarm over this inn like murderous ants on a rumor, a whisper.
Том этого, видно, не замечал, а продолжал зловеще- спокойным тоном: На молву, на один лишь слушок они поползут в эту гостиницу кровожадными муравьями.
Jordan, Robert / The Eye of the WorldДжордан, Роберт / Око мира
The Eye of the World
Jordan, Robert
Then worse and worse rumors began to reach him; at last, a tragic-comic story was reported with acclamations in all the papers. His wife played an unenviable part in it.
Потом стали ходить все более и более дурные слухи; наконец с шумом пронеслась по всем журналам трагикомическая история, в которой жена его играла незавидную роль.
Turgenev, I.S. / A House of GentlefolkТургенев, И.С. / Дворянское гнездо
Дворянское гнездо
Тургенев, И.С.
© Издательство «Художественная литература», 1983
A House of Gentlefolk
Turgenev, I.S.
Chartrand had certainly heard of Il Passetto, and he had even heard rumors that it had once had an entrance here in the library, but the tunnel had not been used in ages!
Молодой офицер, конечно, слышал об Il Passetto, и до него даже доходили слухи, что вход в него находится в библиотеке. Но все при этом утверждали, что тоннелем не пользовались вот уже несколько столетий!
Brown, Dan / Angels and DemonsБраун, Дэн / Ангелы и демоны
Ангелы и демоны
Браун, Дэн
© Dan Brown, 2000
© Перевод. Г.Б. Косов, 2004
© ООО «Издательство ACT», 2005
Angels and Demons
Brown, Dan
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Collocations
rumor campaign
кампания по распространению слухов
rumor mills
источник слухов
rumors are flying
ходят слухи
Other forms: rumors; rumored; rumoring
A rumor is a story which may not be true. Everyone may be talking about the rap superstar who stopped for ice cream in your town, but until there’s proof that it really happened, the whole thing is just a rumor.
Are rumors ever true? Of course — sometimes word gets out ahead of time, like when a student overhears teachers talking about the early dismissal before it is announced. When the school closes early, the rumor is confirmed. But many other rumors can never be confirmed, so they stay just that, rumors. True, false, semi-true: who knows?
The Latin word rumorem, or noise, is the origin; noise is often all that a rumor is.
Definitions of rumor
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noun
gossip (usually a mixture of truth and untruth) passed around by word of mouth
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verb
tell or spread rumors
“It was
rumored that the next president would be a woman”-
synonyms:
bruit, rumour
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Rumoring
Rumor Ru»mor, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Rumored; p. pr. & vb. n.
Rumoring.]
To report by rumor; to tell.
‘T was rumored
My father ‘scaped from out the citadel.
—Dryden.
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rumoring
vb. (present participle of rumor English)