rumor:1

noun
ru*mor \ ˈrü-mər \
14th century{ds||1||}
  • 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

rumor:2

verb
rumor \
1548
  • to tell or spread by rumor

rumour

ru*mour \ ˈrü-mər \

the rumor mill

noun
the rumor mill \
  • the creation and spread of many rumors by a group of people

word/rumor has it

idiom
word/rumor has it \
  • the information or story that is going around is
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