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rumour mill

rumour mill is the alternative spelling 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

Forms of rumour mill

pluralrumour mills

Questions about rumour mill

What is rumour mill the alternative spelling of?
Rumour mill is the alternative spelling of rumor mill.

Words near rumour mill in the dictionary

  1. rumour
  2. rumour campaign
  3. rumour campaigns
  4. rumour had it
  5. rumour has it
  6. rumour mill
  7. rumour mills
  8. rumour'd
  9. rumoured
  10. rumouredly
  11. rumourer

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