rumour/ˈɹuːmə(ɹ)/EtymologyFrom Middle English rumour, from Old French rumour, rumor, from Latin rūmor (“common talk”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *rewH- (“to shout, roar”).rumour means UK, Canada, New Zealand, Australia, and Ireland spelling of rumor. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 73 out of 100.nounUK, Canada, New Zealand, Australia, and Ireland spelling of rumor.“Rumour had it (though not proved) that she descended from the house of the lords Talbot de Malahide”A prolonged, indistinct noise.“Prithee, listen well; / I heard a bustling rumour like a fray, / And the wind brings it from the Capitol.”verbCommonwealth 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.”