Rumour and Tale

Rumour

Rumour noun - Gossip (usually a mixture of truth and untruth) passed around by word of mouth.

Tale and rumour are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Tale" instead a noun "Rumour".

Nearby Words: rumor, rumored, rumoured, rumoring

Tale

Tale noun - A rumor or report of a personal or sensational nature.

Rumour and tale are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Rumour" instead a noun "Tale".

How words are described

old old rumour old tale
long long rumour long tale
particular particular rumour particular tale
popular popular rumour popular tale
Other adjectives: ancient.
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