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Bruit (Verb)

Meaning

Tell or spread rumors; "It was rumored that the next president would be a woman".

Classification

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.

Examples

  • People began to bruit about a politician's alleged scandalous behavior before any evidence was presented.
  • The townsfolk were bruiting rumors that the abandoned mansion was haunted by supernatural forces.
  • It's been bruited about that the company is planning to downsize and lay off hundreds of employees.
  • The media has been accustomed to bruiting the details of celebrities' personal lives for years.
  • Neighbors started to bruit a rumor that a new family moving in was somehow connected to organized crime.

Synonyms

  • Rumour
  • Rumor

Hypernyms

  • Gossip
  • Dish The Dirt
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