RUMOR

rumor. Rumor, n. a report, talk, noise

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Ru″mor (?), n. [[F. rumeur, L. rumor; cf. rumificare, rumitare to rumor, Skr. ru to cry.]] [Written also rumour.] 1. 1. A flying or popular report; the common talk; hence, public fame; notoriety.
This rumor of him went forth throughout all Judea, and throughout all the region round about. Luke vii. 17. 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. Shak.