rūmor (noun M) : cf. Gr. ὠρύω, to howl; ὀρυμαγδός, din; Sanscr. root ru-, roar; ravas, uproar; Lat.: raucus, rudo.
* Lit., the talk of the many, whether relating facts or expressing opinions.
* Common talk, unauthenticated report, hearsay, rumor (the prevalent and class. signif.; used equally in sing. and plur.; syn.: fama, sermo); absol., or with a mention of its purport.
* Transf., a murmuring, murmur of a stream: amoena fluenta Subterlabentis tacito rumore Mosellae,Aus. Mos. 22.
* Common or general opinion, current report, the popular voice; and objectively, fame, reputation (less freq. but class.): famam atque rumores pars altera consensum civitatis et velut publicum testimonium vocat: altera sermonem sine ullo certo auctore dispersum, cui malignitas initium dederit, incrementum credulitas,Quint. 5, 3, 1; cf.: adversus famam rumoresque hominum si satis firmus steteris, etc.,Liv. 22, 39: qui erit rumor populi, si id feceris?Ter. Phorm. 5, 7, 18: totam opinionem (populi) parva nonnumquam commutat aura rumoris,Cic. Mur. 17, 35: rumoribus adversa in pravitatem, secunda in casum, fortunam in temeritatem, declinando corrumpebant, with their slanders, misrepresentations, Sall. Fragm. ap. Non. 385, 3: quos rumor asperserat, ii, etc.,Curt. 10, 31, 18: rumorem quendam et plausum popularem esse quaesitum,Cic. Clu. 47, 131: rumori servire,Plaut. Trin, 3, 2, 14; cf. in the lusus verbb. with rumen: ego rumorem parvi facio, dum sit rumen qui impleam, Pompon. ap. Non. 18, 15: omnem infimae plebis rumorem affectavit,Tac. H. 2, 91: Marcellus adverso rumore esse,Liv. 27, 20: flagret rumore malo cum Hic atque ille,Hor. S. 1, 4, 125; Tac. H. 2, 93 fin.: invidiam alicui concitare secundo populi rumore, with the concurring or favorable judgment, with the approbation, Fenest. ap. Non. 385, 17; so, rumore secundo, Suev. ap. Macr. S. 6, 1; old poet in Cic. Div. 1, 16, 29; Verg. A. 8, 90; Hor. Ep. 1, 10, 9; cf.: aliquid accipere secundo rumore,Tac. A. 3, 29: claro apud volgum rumore erat,id. ib. 15, 48.
* Postquam populi rumorem intelleximus, Studiose expetere vos Plautinas fabulas, etc., Plaut. Cas. prol. 11: cum interea rumor venit, Datum iri gladiatores; populus convolat, etc., Ter. Hec. prol. alt. 31; id. Heaut. prol. 16: crebri ad eum rumores afferebantur litterisque item Labieni certior fiebat, omnes Belgas contra populum Romanum conjurare, etc.,Caes. B. G. 2, 1: meum gnatum rumor est amare,Ter. And. 1, 2, 14; cf.: rem te valde bene gessisse rumor erat,Cic. Fam. 1, 8, 7; id. Att. 16, 5, 1: serpit hic rumor: Scis tu illum accusationem cogitare? etc.,id. Mur. 21, 45: crebro vulgi rumore lacerabatur, tamquam viros et insontes ob invidiam aut metum exstinxisset,Tac. A. 15, 73: subdito rumore, tamquam Mesopotamiam invasurus,id. ib. 6, 36.
* With de: nihil perfertur ad nos praeter rumores de oppresso Dolabellā,Cic. Fam. 12, 9, 1: de Aeduorum defectione rumores afferebantur,Caes. B. G. 7, 59: de vitā imperatoris dubii rumores allati sunt,Liv. 28, 24: graves de te rumores,Cic. Deiot. 9, 25: exstinctis rumoribus de auxiliis legionum,Caes. B. C. 1, 60 fin.
* With gen. (very rare): cenae rumor,Suet. Aug. 70: belli civilis rumores,Tac. H. 3, 45: rumor prostratae regi pudicitiae Suet. Caes. 2.