RUMOR

I. noun Etymology: Middle English rumour, from Anglo-French, from Latin ~ clamor, gossip; akin to Old English rēon to lament, Sanskrit rauti he roars Date: 14th century talk or opinion widely disseminated with no discernible source, a statement or report current without known authority for its truth, talk or report of a notable person or event, a soft low indistinct sound ; murmur , II. transitive verb (~ed; ~ing) Date: 1594 to tell or spread by ~