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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
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