RUMOUR


Meaning of RUMOUR in English

( BrE ) ( AmE rumor ) noun

ADJECTIVE

▪ malicious , nasty , scurrilous , ugly , vicious

▪ baseless , false , unconfirmed , unfounded , unsubstantiated , wild

▪ persistent , strong , widespread

▪ trade

▪ Internet

VERB + RUMOUR/RUMOR

▪ start

▪ fuel

His lengthy absence will fuel ~s that he has been fired.

▪ spread

▪ hear

▪ believe

▪ deny

▪ confirm

The actor confirmed ~s that he will be leaving the series.

▪ quash , scotch ( esp. BrE ), silence

The Chief Executive issued a statement to quash ~s of financial problems.

RUMOUR/RUMOR + VERB

▪ circulate , get around , go around , go round ( esp. BrE ), spread

▪ abound , be flying , be flying about ( esp. BrE ), be flying around , be rife

Rumours about an impending divorce were rife.

▪ sweep sth ( esp. BrE ), sweep through sth ( esp. AmE )

The ~ quickly swept the town.

▪ persist

RUMOUR/RUMOR + NOUN

▪ factory ( BrE ), mill

The Washington ~ mill suggests the money changed hands illegally.

PREPOSITION

▪ amid ~s

The manager resigned suddenly amidst ~s of misconduct.

▪ ~ about , ~ concerning , ~ surrounding

~s surrounding the closure of the hospital

▪ ~ of

There were persistent ~s of drug-taking among staff.

PHRASES

▪ ~ has it that … 

Among the other employees, ~ has it that he was fired from his last job.

▪ there is no truth in the ~

There is no truth in the ~ that she is about to resign.

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