bruit
📖 Definitions
noun
1. Rumor.
2. Report.
3. Noise.
4. An abnormal sound heard in internal organs in the body duringauscultation.
verb tr.
1. To report.
2. To repeat.
3. To spread a rumor.
💬 Usage Examples
“And the bruit -- which the Mayo doctor listened for months earlier -- is not always present.” Lisa Sanders; Wasting Away; New York Times Magazine; Oct 16, 2016. “When Giannini was fired, the fashion press bruited about many names as possible successors.” Rebecca Mead; Costume Drama; The New Yorker; Sep 19, 2016.