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A Writer's Dictionary:

bruit Definition


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bruit (formal or old use)
verb
    bruited, bruiting
    1. To spread or report (news or rumours, etc).
      Form: bruit something about (usually)
      Form: bruit something abroad
      Form: bruit something around
noun
    1. Something widely rumoured.
Etymology: 15c as noun: French, literally ‘noise'.



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