rumoring
USROO-mer-ing/ˈɹuməɹɪŋ/UKROO-muh-ing/ˈɹuːmə(ɹ)ɪŋ/
UK spellingrumouring
- 1Present participle and gerund of rumor.
Note
One spelling does two jobs. In "were rumoring that a storm would strike" it is the participle building a progressive, and in "Rumoring about the merger spread" it is a gerund doing a noun's work. The verb is usually transitive, taking what is whispered as its object or a that-clause. The -or ending is the US spelling, and the form carries only the gossip meaning, none of the noun's older senses of fame or din.
rumoring is a form of rumor
rumor, verb: To spread gossip or unverified claims about someone or something. Full entry
- Spelling
- rumor → rumoring: add -ing
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