Thesaurus results for RUMORING

rumoring

verb

present participle of rumor

as in whispering

to make (as a piece of information) the subject of common talk without any authority or confirmation of accuracy for years people have been rumoring the CEO's imminent retirement

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Recent Examples of rumoring Because the rumors are rumoring. — Kate Aurthur, Variety, 11 June 2026

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Silent neutron stars at the center of supernova blast sites may actually be whispering softly, following the detection of faint radio emissions coming from one such object for the first time.

— Keith Cooper, Space.com, 6 July 2026
Hears the doctors whispering in the corner of the room about his decline.

— Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 25 June 2026

Definition of whispering

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Videos and photos circulating on social media showed steel columns on the building’s higher floors buckling and contorting on Tuesday.

— Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 8 July 2026
Indirect grilling involves cooking food with hot air circulating it, much like in a convection oven.

— Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 July 2026

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During a 2019-20 artist residency with New York City’s Department of Records and Information Services, Weist mined municipal archives for records revealing how city government had defined, supported and monitored past artists.

— Rhoda Feng, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
The loss of those Xbox employees is in addition to the Xbox 1,600 staffers who will be laid off this week, per Sharma’s memo to staff revealing the changes.

— Jennifer Maas, Variety, 6 July 2026

Definition of revealing

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Analysts at Morningstar value the company at half of its IPO debut, with one forecast suggesting intense volatility.

— John Towfighi, CNN Money, 7 July 2026
Their ideas about it were often steeped in stereotypes suggesting that Buddhists were irrational and childish in their thinking.

— Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 7 July 2026

Definition of suggesting

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But many are struggling to settle up afterward, with some reporting the experience has damaged their relationships or pushed them into debt.

— Rachel Hale, USA Today, 7 July 2026
The defense has argued that Saulter was initially disciplined for spreading rumors about King having sex with former office manager Karen Charles, not for reporting Goodloe’s allegations.

— Amy McDaniel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 July 2026

Definition of reporting

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