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rumour

  • /ˈɹuːmə/ UK
  • /ˈɹʉwmə/ British, Southern, Standard
  • /ˈɹumɚ/ US
  • /ˈɹʉːmə/ Australia, New Zealand
  • /ˈɾɪʊmə/ Wales
  • /ˈɾʉməɾ/ Scotland
  • /ˈɻʉməɻ/ Northern Ireland

Rhymes with -uːmə(ɹ)

Where it comes from

From Middle English rumour, from Old French rumour, rumor, from Latin rūmor (“common talk”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *rewH- (“to shout, roar”).

noun rumours

  1. countable, uncountable UK, Canada, New Zealand, Australia, and Ireland spelling of rumor. Rumour had it (though not proved) that she descended from the house of the lords Talbot de Malahide
  2. countable, obsolete, uncountable A prolonged, indistinct noise. Prithee, listen well; / I heard a bustling rumour like a fray, / And the wind brings it from the Capitol.

verb rumours · rumouring · rumoured

  1. Commonwealth standard spelling of rumor. Two of the four main routes over the Border were rumoured to be threatened with withdrawal of, or heavy cuts in, passenger services.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: hearsay, rumor, bruit, myth, word, story, voice, monger, mongering, conjecture, repute, reputation, haggling, talk, gossip, chatter

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"rumour." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/rumour. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

rumour. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/rumour

Chicago

"rumour." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/rumour.

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@misc{rumour_2026,
  title = {rumour},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/rumour},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}