rumor

English Thesaurus

1. gossip (usually a mixture of truth and untruth) passed around by word of mouth (noun.communication)

hypernym	:	comment, gossip, scuttlebutt,
definition	:	a report (often malicious) about the behavior of other people (noun.communication)

2. tell or spread rumors (verb.communication)

hypernym	:	dish the dirt, gossip,
definition	:	wag one's tongue; speak about others and reveal secrets or intimacies (verb.communication)

3. gossip (usually a mixture of truth and untruth) passed around by word of mouth (noun.communication)

derivation	:	bruit, rumor, rumour,
definition	:	tell or spread rumors (verb.communication)

4. tell or spread rumors (verb.communication)

derivation	:	hearsay, rumor, rumour,
definition	:	gossip (usually a mixture of truth and untruth) passed around by word of mouth (noun.communication)

5. gossip (usually a mixture of truth and untruth) passed around by word of mouth (noun.communication)

derivation	:	bruit, rumor, rumour,
definition	:	tell or spread rumors (verb.communication)

6. tell or spread rumors (verb.communication)

derivation	:	hearsay, rumor, rumour,
definition	:	gossip (usually a mixture of truth and untruth) passed around by word of mouth (noun.communication)