"rumour" in the noun sense
1. rumor, rumour, hearsay
gossip (usually a mixture of truth and untruth) passed around by word of mouth
"rumour" in the verb sense
1. rumor, rumour, bruit
tell or spread rumors
"It was rumored that the next president would be a woman"
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