1
: talk or opinion widely disseminated with no discernible source
2
: a statement or report current without known authority for its truth
3
archaic
: talk or report of a notable person or event
4
: a soft low indistinct sound : murmur
Examples of rumor in a Sentence
Noun
There are rumors that they are making a new film.
She accused him of starting rumors about her.
Ever since his sudden resignation, rumors have been flying.
I heard a rumor that they broke up.
“Did you hear that they broke up?” “That's just a rumor.”
The rumor turned out to be false.
You can't fire him solely based on rumor.
Rumor has it that they broke up.
Verb
for years people have been rumoring the CEO's imminent retirement
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David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Apr. 2025
There are also rumors of an upcoming GPT-4.1 model.
—Emily Forlini, PC Magazine, 11 Apr. 2025
Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2025
Jordan throws himself into his dual roles with authority, sly humor and effortlessly masculine physicality, shaded with the menace that might be expected of brothers rumored to have worked for Al Capone.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 10 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Steiner's corroboration of this long-standing rumor has reignited the debate surrounding the true cause of Hogan's injury.
—David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Apr. 2025
There are also rumors of an upcoming GPT-4.1 model.
—Emily Forlini, PC Magazine, 11 Apr. 2025
Verb
Yet the experience kick-started a life-long friendship for the duet, so tight that they were often rumored to be lovers.
—Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2025
Jordan throws himself into his dual roles with authority, sly humor and effortlessly masculine physicality, shaded with the menace that might be expected of brothers rumored to have worked for Al Capone.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 10 Apr. 2025
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“Rumor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rumor. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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