1. (n.) A flying or popular report; the common talk; hence, public fame; notoriety.

2. (n.) A current story passing from one person to another, without any known authority for its truth; -- in this sense often personified.

3. (n.) A prolonged, indistinct noise.

4. (v. t.) To report by rumor; to tell.

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