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rumormongering

UK
/ˈruːməˌmʌŋɡərɪŋ/
US
/ˈruːmɚˌmʌŋɡɚɪŋ/

Translations

rumormongeringnoun
распространение слухов
Rumormongering can damage reputations.
Распространение слухов может повредить репутации.
Synonyms
gossiping
tattling
scuttlebutt
tittle-tattling
backbiting
rumormongeringgerund / present participle
UK
/ˈruːməˌmʌŋɡərɪŋ/
US
/ˈruːmɚˌmʌŋɡɚɪŋ/
Used attributively; present-participle adjective.
распространяющий слухи
The rumormongering journalist spread false information about the celebrity.
Журналист, распространяющий слухи, распространил ложную информацию о знаменитости.
Synonyms
gossipy
scandalous
slanderous
speculative
whispering
backbiting
defamatory
malicious
rumormongerverb

rumormongering

Gerund

rumormongered
Past Simple
rumormongered
Past Participle
rumormongering
Gerund
UK
/ˈruːməˌmʌŋɡə/
US
/ˈruːmərˌmʌŋɡər/
Occasional in modern usage; ‘rumormonger’ functions as an intransitive or transitive verb meaning ‘to spread rumors’.

Definitions

rumormongeringnoun
The act of spreading rumors or gossip.
The office was rife with rumormongering, making it difficult to discern the truth.
rumormongeringgerund / present participle
Engaged in or characterized by the spreading of rumors or gossip.
The rumormongering remarks quickly soured the meeting.
rumormongerverb
To spread rumors or gossip; to engage in rumor-mongering.
Political operatives often rumormonger to sway public opinion.
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