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| bruit [ broot ] |
noun (plural bruits) |
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1. rumor or report: a story, true or untrue, that is passed around among people
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2. medicine significant sound inside body: a medically significant sound heard inside the body, usually with the aid of a stethoscope, and caused by turbulent blood flow within the heart or blood vessels
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transitive verb (past and past participle bruit·ed, present participle bruit·ing, 3rd person present singular bruits) |
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spread story: to circulate stories, whether true or untrue
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| [15th century. < Old French< past participle of bruire "roar"] |
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