bruit
verb/bruːt/
/bruːt/
(formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they bruit | /bruːt/ /bruːt/ |
| he / she / it bruits | /bruːts/ /bruːts/ |
| past simple bruited | /ˈbruːtɪd/ /ˈbruːtɪd/ |
| past participle bruited | /ˈbruːtɪd/ /ˈbruːtɪd/ |
| -ing form bruiting | /ˈbruːtɪŋ/ /ˈbruːtɪŋ/ |
- bruit something (about) to spread a piece of news widely
- This rumour has been bruited about for years.
- They issued a press release bruiting his achievement.
Word Originlate Middle English (as a noun): from Old French bruit ‘noise’, from bruire ‘to roar’.
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