rumored

ru·mor

R r

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [roo-mer]
- /ˈru mər/
- /ˈruː.məd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [roo-mer]
- /ˈru mər/

Definitions of rumored word

noun rumored a story or statement in general circulation without confirmation or certainty as to facts: a rumor of war. 1
noun rumored gossip; hearsay: Don't listen to rumor. 1
noun rumored Archaic. a continuous, confused noise; clamor; din. 1
verb with object rumored to circulate, report, or assert by a rumor: It is rumored that the king is dead. 1
passive verb rumored If something is rumored to be the case, people are suggesting that it is the case, but they do not know for certain. 0

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Origin of rumored

First appearance:

before 1325

One of the 16% oldest English words

1325-75; Middle English rumour < Middle French < Latin rūmor; akin to Sanskrit rāuti, rāvati (he) cries

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Parts of speech for Rumored

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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rumored popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for rumored

adj rumored

accounted — an oral or written description of particular events or situations; narrative: an account of the meetings; an account of the trip.

adjective rumored

assumed — false; fictitious
gossiped — idle talk or rumor, especially about the personal or private affairs of others: the endless gossip about Hollywood stars.
whispered — rumored; reported: He is whispered to be planning to run for governor.

verb rumored

badmouthed — Simple past tense and past participle of badmouth.
nattered — Simple past tense and past participle of natter.

noun rumored

clotheslined — Simple past tense and past participle of clothesline.
jived — swing music or early jazz.
worded — a unit of language, consisting of one or more spoken sounds or their written representation, that functions as a principal carrier of meaning. Words are composed of one or more morphemes and are either the smallest units susceptible of independent use or consist of two or three such units combined under certain linking conditions, as with the loss of primary accent that distinguishes black·bird· from black· bird·. Words are usually separated by spaces in writing, and are distinguished phonologically, as by accent, in many languages.

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