rumor

Definitions

1. 1.Great is the rumor of this dreadful knight. Shak.
2. 2.A current story passing from one person to another, without any known authority for its truth; -- in this sense often personified. Rumor next, and Chance, And Tumult, and Confusion, all embroiled. Milton.
3. 3.A prolonged; indistinct noise. [Obs.] Shak.
4. 4.To report by rumor; to tell. 'T was rumored My father 'scaped from out the citadel. Dryden.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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• What is great is the rumor of this dreadful knight. Shak called?
• What is a prolonged; indistinct noise. [Obs.] Shak called?
• What is to report by rumor; to tell. 'T was rumored My father 'scaped from out the citadel. Dryden called?