BRUIT

rumor, rumour, bruit

(verb) tell or spread rumors; “It was rumored that the next president would be a woman”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

---

Etymology 1

Noun

bruit (countable and uncountable, plural bruits)

(uncountable, archaic) Hearsay, rumour; talk; (countable) an instance of this.

(countable, obsolete) A clamour, an outcry; a noise.

Verb

bruit (third-person singular simple present bruits, present participle bruiting, simple past and past participle bruited)

(transitive, archaic in Britain, current in the US) To disseminate, promulgate, or spread news, a rumour, etc.

Etymology 2

Noun

bruit (plural bruits)

(medicine) An abnormal sound in the body heard on auscultation (for example, through using a stethoscope); a murmur. [from 19th c.]

Source: Wiktionary

---

Bruit, n. Etym: [OE. bruit, brut, noise, bruit, F. bruit, fr. LL. brugitus; cf. L. rugire to roar; perh. influenced by the source of E. bray to make a harsh noise, Armor. brud bruit.]

1. Report; rumor; fame. The bruit thereof will bring you many friends. Shak.

2. [French pron. (Med.)

Definition: An abnormal sound of several kinds, heard on auscultation.

Bruit, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bruited; p. pr. & vb. n. Bruiting.]

Definition: To report; to noise abroad. I find thou art no less than fame hath bruited. Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

---

Do you know this game?

Wordscapes is a popular word game consistently in the top charts of both Google Play Store and Apple App Store. The Android version has more than 10 million installs. This guide will help you get more coins in less than two minutes of playing the game. Continue reading Wordscapes: Get More Coins