meaning of rumor
1. A flying or popular report; the common talk; hence, public fame; notoriety.
2. A current story passing from one person to another, without any known authority for its truth; -- in this sense often personified.
3. A prolonged, indistinct noise.
4. To report by rumor; to tell.
5. gossip usually a mixture of truth and untruth passed around by word of mouth
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