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
Recent Examples on the Web
Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 25 June 2025
People have long speculated that the lottery was rigged for the big-market Knicks despite attempts from the NBA to shut down the rumors.
—Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 25 June 2025
EW.com, 26 June 2025
With this in mind, yesterday’s creative sector plan included the launch of a review examining how broadcasters can consolidate and strike partnerships more easily, coming with ITV rumored to be on the sales block.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 25 June 2025
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Noun
The couple first sparked dating rumors after they were spotted together in New York City and Miami in February 2025, per TMZ.
—Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 25 June 2025
People have long speculated that the lottery was rigged for the big-market Knicks despite attempts from the NBA to shut down the rumors.
—Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 25 June 2025
Verb
No announcement has been made yet to that effect, but Happy Valley star James Norton, Snowfall’s Damson Idris, Tom Hardy, Henry Cavill, Regé-Jean Page, Richard Madden, and Aaron Taylor-Johnson have all been rumored or fan-cast at one point.
—EW.com, 26 June 2025
With this in mind, yesterday’s creative sector plan included the launch of a review examining how broadcasters can consolidate and strike partnerships more easily, coming with ITV rumored to be on the sales block.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 25 June 2025
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“Rumor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rumor. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.
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