A2noun · countable / uncountable · rare

rumor

rumor · rumors

чутки, слух, чутка, говір

слухи, молва, слух, толки

Gerücht, Gerüchte, Gerede

A statement or claim of questionable accuracy, from no known reliable source, usually…A statement or claim of questionable accuracy, from no known reliable source, usually spread by word of mouth.

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UK/ˈɹuːmə/US/ˈɹumɚ/

» I wonder who started that rumor.

Ich frage mich, wer dieses Gerücht in Umlauf gebracht hat.

Я хочу знать, кто пустил этот слух.

Мені цікаво, хто розпустив ці чутки.

Meaning

5 senses

(US, countable)A statement or claim of questionable accuracy, from no known reliable source, usually spread by word of mouth.
There's a rumor going round that he's going to get married.
vile rumor
Gerücht
молва́molvá, слухslux, слу́хиslúxi
чу́ткаčútka, чутки́čutký, слухslux
(US, uncountable)Information or misinformation of the kind contained in such claims.
They say he used to be a thief, but that's just rumor.
Gerüchte, Gerede
слу́хиslúxi, молва́molvá
(US, archaic, uncountable)Report, news, information in general.
(US, obsolete, uncountable)Fame, reputation.
(US, obsolete, uncountable)Clamor, din, outcry.

More definitions

gossip (usually a mixture of truth and untruth) passed around by word of mouth

Examples

503 sentences

I wonder who started that rumor.
Мені цікаво, хто розпустив ці чутки. — deniko
ruЯ хочу знать, кто пустил этот слух. — odexed
deIch frage mich, wer dieses Gerücht in Umlauf gebracht hat. — MUIRIEL
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I think the rumor is true.
Гадаю, ці чутки правдиві. — deniko
ruЯ думаю, слухи правдивы. — corvard
deIch denke, das Gerücht ist wahr. — mayabe
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I guess the rumors are true.
Гадаю, що чутки правдиві. — deniko
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There are rumors that he will resign.
Ходять чутки, що він подасть у відставку. — deniko
ruХодят слухи, что он уйдёт в отставку. — odexed
deEs gibt Gerüchte, dass er zurücktreten wird. — xtofu80
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The rumor turned out to be true.
Чутки підтвердилися. — deniko
deDas Gerücht stellte sich als wahr heraus. — xtofu80
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Translations

9 languages

Українська

By meaning 1

statement or claim from no known reliable source:

Русский

By meaning 1

statement or claim from no known reliable source:

Deutsch

By meaning 2

statement or claim from no known reliable source:

uncountable: information:

Origin

From Middle English rumour, from Old French rumeur, from Latin rūmor (“common talk”), ulti

From Middle English rumour, from Old French rumeur, from Latin rūmor (“common talk”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rewH- (“to shout, to roar”).

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