'rumour' definitions:

Definition of 'rumour'

From: WordNet
noun
Gossip (usually a mixture of truth and untruth) passed around by word of mouth [syn: rumor, rumour, hearsay]
verb
Tell or spread rumors; "It was rumored that the next president would be a woman" [syn: rumor, rumour, bruit]

Definition of 'rumour'

From: GCIDE
  • Rumor \Ru"mor\, n. [F. rumeur, L. rumor; cf. rumificare, rumitare to rumor, Skr. ru to cry.] [Written also rumour.]
  • 1. A flying or popular report; the common talk; hence, public fame; notoriety. [1913 Webster]
  • This rumor of him went forth throughout all Judea, and throughout all the region round about. --Luke vii. 17. [1913 Webster]
  • Great is the rumor of this dreadful knight. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. A current story passing from one person to another, without any known authority for its truth; -- in this sense often personified. [1913 Webster]
  • Rumor next, and Chance, And Tumult, and Confusion, all embroiled. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. A prolonged, indistinct noise. [Obs.] --Shak. [1913 Webster]