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

A blow with a word strikes deeper than a blow with a sword.
Robert Burton