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Meanings of rumour in English
Portuguese
difundir idéias 
Synonyms
Examples for "rumor"
Examples for "rumor"
1
Greece later called the rumor market speculation designed to hurt the euro.
2
The long expected upon Apple ultra-portables are seeing some rumor action today.
3
A Palms' representative said the company does not address rumor or speculation.
4
I think today is a big 'buy the rumor sell the fact'.
5
But such a thing, Yellin knew from long experience, was, simply, rumor.
1
It's important to note, however, that these reports are still mostly hearsay.
2
Fans of Hov and Bey really want the hearsay to be true.
3
I think we can all agree that an unnamed source is hearsay.
4
The only real witness was Jason; the bass player's story was hearsay.
5
With perhaps just a sprinkling of hearsay thrown in for good measure.
Usage of rumour in English
1
Eddie probably started this particular rumour, as a way of saying sorry.
2
Whether this rumour will turn into fact still remains to be seen.
3
Disappeared completely, although I heard a rumour they'd joined Crassus' expeditionary force.'
4
Once the CCTV images went public, the rumour mill went into overdrive.
5
Since last week, the rumour mill has once again gone into overdrive.
6
The rumour diminished to just a soft mumbling; and then nothing more.
7
Marvels had happened in the temple of Hathor, that was the rumour.
8
This wasn't the first time I'd come across the rumour about deferrals.
9
Of this particular rumour our young friend Dolly Longestaffe was the parent.
10
It was probably me that started that rumour.' He grinned at me.
11
Nothing of the rumour had as yet been whispered in royal palaces.
12
Perhaps it was the rumour of suicide that they could not accept.
13
A rumour was in some way started that the king was dead.
14
We live in a terrible time, of war and rumour of war.
15
So rumour had it; and to unsophisticated Paul rumour was gospel truth.
16
Both BSkyB and Murdoch's News Corp declined to comment on the rumour.
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South Africa
Common
Australia
Common
Ireland
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