Associations to the word «Bruit»

Wiktionary

BRUIT, noun. (archaic) Rumour, talk, hearsay.
BRUIT, noun. (medicine) An abnormal sound heard on auscultation. (French pronunciation)
BRUIT, verb. (US) (archaic British) to spread, promulgate or disseminate a rumour, news etc.

Dictionary definition

BRUIT, verb. Tell or spread rumors; "It was rumored that the next president would be a woman".

Wise words

All our words from loose using have lost their edge.
Ernest Hemingway