bɹuːt bɹut ˈɹuːmə(ɹ) ˈɹumɚ ˈɹuːmə(ɹ) ˈɹumɚ ˈɹuːmə(ɹ) ˈɹuːmɚ ˈɹuːmə(ɹ) ˈɹuːmɚ tell or spread rumors It was rumored that the next president would be a woman gossip (usually a mixture of truth and untruth) passed around by word of mouth