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rumoured

rumoured is the simple past and past participle of rumour.

Meaning of rumour

Verb

rumour (third-person singular simple present rumours, present participle rumouring, simple past and past participle rumoured)

  1. Commonwealth standard spelling of rumor.
    • Two of the four main routes over the Border were rumoured to be threatened with withdrawal of, or heavy cuts in, passenger services.1961 November, “Talking of Trains: Drastic cuts in Scotland?”, in Trains Illustrated, page 644

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Questions about rumoured

What is rumoured the simple past and past participle of?
Rumoured is the simple past and past participle of rumour.

Words near rumoured in the dictionary

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

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