English Explanatory Dictionary

rumour

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. British, Canada, New Zealand, Australia, and Ireland spelling of rumor.
  2. A prolonged, indistinct noise.
verb
  1. Commonwealth standard spelling of rumor.

Pronunciation

/ˈɹuːmə(ɹ)/ /ˈɹuːmɚ/ en-au-rumour.ogg

Word forms

rumour rumours rumouring rumoured

Etymology

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

Derived words

rumourmonger rumouredly rumourer
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