Definition of bruit
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\ˈbrü-ē\
[French, literally, noise]
: any of several generally abnormal sounds heard on auscultation - Trending Now: More Trending:
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Examples of bruit in a Sentence
a film that captures the thunderous fury of medieval warfare and the bruit of a thousand clashing swords
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This kind of noise, called a bruit, is caused by turbulence in the blood flowing through an artery.
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Origin and Etymology of bruit
Middle English, from Anglo-French, noise
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First Known Use: 15th century
in the meaning defined at sense 1
See Words from the same yearDefinition of bruit
bruited;
bruiting;
bruits
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All these measures have been bruited about by economists inside and outside the government since 2012, when GDP growth slowed to a crawl even with oil prices still around $100 a barrel.
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Normalization is a word much bruited about these days to describe the ways in which Americans have acceded to all sorts of indecent and dangerous phenomena since Trump launched his successful campaign for president more than two years ago.
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Did You Know?
Back in the days of Middle English, the Anglo-French noun bruit, meaning "clamor" or "noise," rattled into English. Soon English speakers were also using it to mean "report" or "rumor" (it applied especially to favorable reports). We also began using "bruit" as a verb the way we used (and still occasionally do use) the verb "noise," with the meaning "to spread by rumor or report" (as in "the scandal was quickly noised about"). The English noun "bruit" is now considered archaic, but the verb lives on.
First Known Use of bruit
15th century
Medical Dictionary
noun
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medical Definition of bruit
: any of several generally abnormal sounds heard on auscultation
- an audible bruit produced by an artery
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