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- [broot]
- /brut/
- /bruːt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [broot]
- /brut/
Definitions of bruit word
- verb bruit to report; rumour 3
- noun bruit an abnormal sound heard within the body during auscultation, esp a heart murmur 3
- noun bruit a rumour 3
- noun bruit a loud outcry; clamour 3
- noun bruit clamor 3
- noun bruit rumor 3
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Origin of bruit
First appearance:
before 1400 One of the 24% oldest English words
1400-50; late Middle English (noun) < Anglo-French, Old French, noun use of past participle of bruire to roar < Vulgar Latin *brūgere, a conflation of Latin rūgīre to bellow and Vulgar Latin *bragere; see bray1
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Parts of speech for Bruit
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
bruit popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 82% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for bruit
verb bruit
- noise — sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind: deafening noises.
- blazon — to proclaim loudly and publicly
- disseminate — to scatter or spread widely, as though sowing seed; promulgate extensively; broadcast; disperse: to disseminate information about preventive medicine.
- whisper — to speak with soft, hushed sounds, using the breath, lips, etc., but with no vibration of the vocal cords.
- promulgate — to make known by open declaration; publish; proclaim formally or put into operation (a law, decree of a court, etc.).
Antonyms for bruit
verb bruit
- conceal — If you conceal something, you cover it or hide it carefully.
- hide — Informal. to administer a beating to; thrash.
- collect — If you collect a number of things, you bring them together from several places or from several people.
- gather — to bring together into one group, collection, or place: to gather firewood; to gather the troops.
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