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Synonyms
bruit (brōōt)

[From Middle English, noise, from Old French past participle of bruire, to roar, from Vulgar Latin* brūgīre (blend of Latin rūgīre) (Vulgar Latin* bragere, to bray) (of Celtic origin).]

transitive verb: bruit·ed, bruit·ing, bruits. 

To spread news of; repeat.

noun 

  1. Medicine An abnormal sound heard in auscultation.
  2. Archaic
    1. A rumor.
    2. A din; a clamor.