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roun

/ˈɹaʊ̯n/

roun noun: a speech or conversation (especially rumoured or whispered).

Noun

roun (plural rouns)

  1. (obsolete) A speech or conversation (especially rumoured or whispered).
  2. (obsolete) A rune (ancient Germanic character)
  3. (obsolete) A secret or mystery.

Verb

roun (third-person singular simple present rouns, present participle rouning, simple past and past participle rouned)

  1. (obsolete) To whisper.

Forms of roun

Noun
pluralrouns
Verb
third-person singular presentrouns
present participlerouning
past participlerouned
pastrouned

Origin of roun

From Middle English roun, from Old English rūn, from Proto-Germanic *rūnō; more at round. Doublet of rune and round. The "rune" sense is likely a semantic loan from Old English rūn or one of its Germanic cognate.

Inherited from Old English rūnian.

Words that rhyme with roun

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Questions about roun

What does roun mean?
Roun means a speech or conversation (especially rumoured or whispered).
What part of speech is roun?
Roun can be a noun or a verb.
How do you pronounce roun?
Roun is pronounced /ˈɹaʊ̯n/.
What is the plural of roun?
The plural of roun is rouns.

Words near roun in the dictionary

  1. Roumelians
  2. Roumeliot
  3. Roumeliote
  4. Roumeliotes
  5. Roumeliots
  6. roun
  7. roun'
  8. rounce
  9. rounce robble hobble
  10. rounced
  11. rounces

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