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rumor mill

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A process in which a group or network of persons originate or promulgate gossip and other unsubstantiated claims.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US, idiomatic

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Synonyms: gossip mill

Antonyms: none provided

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Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: مَطْحَنَة الإِشَاعَات (maṭḥana al-ʔišāʕāt) — originator or promulgator of gossip
  • Chinese Mandarin: 謠言傳播 /谣言传播 (yáoyán chuánbō) — originator or promulgator of gossip
  • Finnish: huhumylly — originator or promulgator of gossip
  • German: Gerüchteküche — originator or promulgator of gossip
  • Portuguese: fofoqueiro — originator or promulgator of gossip
  • Portuguese: fofoqueiros — originator or promulgator of gossip
  • Portuguese: fofoqueira — originator or promulgator of gossip
  • Portuguese: fofoqueiras — originator or promulgator of gossip
  • Russian: сарафа́нное ра́дио (sarafánnoje rádio) — originator or promulgator of gossip
  • Scottish Gaelic: fios sgeulaichdean a' bhaile — originator or promulgator of gossip
  • Spanish: usina de rumores — originator or promulgator of gossip