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rumor mills

rumor mills is the plural of rumor mill.

Meaning of rumor mill

Noun

rumor mill (plural rumor mills)

  1. (US, idiomatic) A process in which a group or network of persons originate or promulgate gossip and other unsubstantiated claims.
    • For months the Washington rumor mill has ground out gossip about who might replace U.S. Ambassador Frederick E. Nolting Jr.1963 July 5, “A Kennedy Speaks to a Lodge”, in Time
    Synonyms:
    gossip mill

Questions about rumor mills

What is rumor mills the plural of?
Rumor mills is the plural of rumor mill.

Words near rumor mills in the dictionary

  1. rumor
  2. rumor campaign
  3. rumor campaigns
  4. rumor has it
  5. rumor mill
  6. rumor mills
  7. rumor monger
  8. rumor mongers
  9. rumor-monger
  10. Rumore
  11. rumored

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