'rumour' definitions:
Definition of 'rumour'
From: WordNet
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]