[ru.mor] n [ME rumour, fr. MF, fr. L rumor clamor, gossip; akin to OE reon to lament, Skt rauti he roars] (14c) 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
[2]rumor vt ru.mored ; ru.mor.ing (1594): to tell or spread by rumor