bruit Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb tell or spread rumors
    rumour; rumor.
    • It was rumored that the next president would be a woman

WordNet

Bruit noun
Etymology
OE. bruit, brut, noise, bruit, F. bruit, fr. LL. brugitus; cf. L. rugire to roar; perh. influenced by the source of E. bray to make a harsh noise, Armor. brud bruit.
Definitions
  1. Report; rumor; fame.
    The bruit thereof will bring you many friends. Shak.
  2. (Med.) An abnormal sound of several kinds, heard on auscultation.
Bruit transitive verb
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Bruited; present participle & verbal noun Bruiting
Definitions
  1. To report; to noise abroad.
    I find thou art no less than fame hath bruited. Shak.

Webster 1913