rumoring
Passing unverified tales
Rumoring is spreading unverified information or gossip: People are rumoring that the company will shut down.
The word is uncommon—English speakers typically use other constructions like spreading rumors or there's a rumor going around.
When it does appear, it often takes the form it is rumored that: It's rumored she's leaving the firm.
Speech without full voice
- buzzContinuous low drone
- hearsayUnverified secondhand information
- chatterLight, rapid speech
- tittle-tattleTrivial, idle chatter
grapevine · scuttlebutt · talk · innuendo · backbiting · talebearing · rumormonger · gossipmonger
Assertion lacking proof
- unconfirmedNot officially validated
- unsubstantiatedWithout supporting evidence
- unfoundedWithout factual support
- unprovenNot yet established
uncorroborated · baseless · groundless · speculation · conjecture · surmise · supposition · guesswork
Organized spreading of damaging rumors
- behind closed doorsIn private, unobserved
- hush-hushHighly confidential matter
- underhandedSecretly dishonest or unfair
- surreptitiousDone secretly, avoiding detection
clandestine · undercover · confidential · off-the-record · leaked · insider · back-channel · under the radar
Deliberate untrue statement
- fabricationDeliberately untrue statement
- hoaxDeliberate deception for effect
- canardUnfounded malicious rumor
- disinformationIntentional deceptive falsehoods
distortion · misrepresentation · lies · untruths · fake news · propaganda · slander · defamation
whisper
Speech without full voice
tittle-tattle · grapevine · scuttlebutt · talk · innuendo · backbiting · talebearing · rumormonger · gossipmonger · idle talk
allegation
Assertion lacking proof
- unconfirmedNot officially validated
- unsubstantiatedWithout supporting evidence
- unfoundedWithout factual support
unproven · uncorroborated · baseless · groundless · speculation · conjecture · surmise · supposition · guesswork · hearsay
whisper campaign
Organized spreading of damaging rumors
- behind closed doorsIn private, unobserved
- hush-hushHighly confidential matter
- underhandedSecretly dishonest or unfair
surreptitious · clandestine · undercover · confidential · off-the-record · leaked · insider · back-channel · under the radar
falsehood
Deliberate untrue statement
- fabricationDeliberately untrue statement
- hoaxDeliberate deception for effect
- canardUnfounded malicious rumor
disinformation · distortion · misrepresentation · lies · untruths · fake news · propaganda · slander · defamation · smear
- gossipgossip, hearsay, whisper, scuttlebutt, tittle-tattle
rumoringdeclaring
Formally stating something
announcing · testifying · proclaiming · reporting · stating
rumoringverifying
Confirming truth or accuracy
confirming · proving · substantiating · corroborating · affirming