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rumormongering

/ˈruːməˌmʌŋɡərɪŋ/

/ˈruːmɚˌmʌŋɡɚɪŋ/

rumormongeringnoun

Translations

распространение слухов

Rumormongering can damage reputations.

Распространение слухов может повредить репутации.

Definitions

The act of spreading rumors or gossip.

The office was rife with rumormongering, making it difficult to discern the truth.

Synonyms

rumormongeringgerund / present participle

/ˈruːməˌmʌŋɡərɪŋ/

/ˈruːmɚˌmʌŋɡɚɪŋ/

Used attributively; present-participle adjective.

Translations

распространяющий слухи

The rumormongering journalist spread false information about the celebrity.

Журналист, распространяющий слухи, распространил ложную информацию о знаменитости.

Definitions

Engaged in or characterized by the spreading of rumors or gossip.

The rumormongering remarks quickly soured the meeting.

Synonyms

rumormongerverb

rumormongering

Gerund

rumormongered

Past Simple

rumormongered

Past Participle

rumormongering

Gerund

/ˈruːməˌmʌŋɡə/

/ˈruːmərˌmʌŋɡər/

Occasional in modern usage; ‘rumormonger’ functions as an intransitive or transitive verb meaning ‘to spread rumors’.

Definitions

To spread rumors or gossip; to engage in rumor-mongering.

Political operatives often rumormonger to sway public opinion.

rumormongernoun

Definitions

A person who spreads rumors or gossip.

The office rumormonger was always the first to know about any scandal.