rumour

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Sense: Common talk

Synonyms:

hearsay, gossip , report , news , tidings, intelligence , dispatch , scandal, tittle-tattle, word of mouth, grapevine, talk , noise , cry , popular report, fame , repute, bruit, scuttlebutt, buzz , poop , scoop , unconfirmed report, whispers

Sense: An unsubstantial story

Synonyms:

canard, hoax , fabrication, suggestion , supposition, innuendo, story , tale , invention , fiction , falsehood, lie , scandal

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