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rumouring

rumouring is the present participle and gerund 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 rumouring

What is rumouring the present participle and gerund of?
Rumouring is the present participle and gerund of rumour.

Words near rumouring in the dictionary

  1. rumour'd
  2. rumoured
  3. rumouredly
  4. rumourer
  5. rumourers
  6. rumouring
  7. rumourmonger
  8. rumourmongered
  9. rumourmongering
  10. rumourmongers
  11. rumourous

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