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A rumour gets afloat

to hear of a person or thing

A rumour gets abroad

to circulate a rumour―give currency to a rumour―give rise to a rumour―set a rumour afloat

A rumour is afloat

a false rumor

of a rumour, to begin to spread

There are various rumours.

a bodacious gossip

All I've heard is a rumor.

Let people talk （and curs bark）!

That rumor is going to spread.

a false rumour

check into the rumor

tell or spread rumors

a groundless rumor

The affair got wind―took air.

reports began to dribble in

a current rumour

a squelched rumor

unconfirmed rumors

I've heard a lot about you.

the quality or characteristic of being quick to listen to rumours

There are rumors in the air.

I've heard a lot about you.

to hear a rumour

People will talk.

I do not care about gossip.

a subject of gossip or talk

That rumor is definitely a lie.