bruit

Short definition from Wiktionary

Noun

1. 1
   Hearsay, rumour; talk; (countable) an instance of this.
2. 2
   A clamour, an outcry; a noise.
3. 3
   An abnormal sound in the body heard on auscultation (for example, through using a stethoscope); a murmur.

Verb

1. 1
   To disseminate, promulgate, or spread news, a rumour, etc.