| deny rumor | 19.95 | It denied the rumors. | ||
| hear rumor | 11.59 | I hear rumors. | ||
| spread rumor | 7.04 | One day a rumor was spread. | ||
| dispel rumor | 2.96 | Person enjoys dispelling rumors. | ||
| start rumor | 2.63 | This is the way rumors get started. | ||
| dismiss rumor | 2.57 | Gamble dismissed the rumors about Lundy. | ||
| confirm rumor | 2.04 | The rumors were never confirmed. | ||
| follow rumor | 1.65 | The riots were ignited following rumors of an imminent gasoline increase. | ||
| spark rumor | 1.65 | This sparked more rumors of his return to basketball. | ||
| fuel rumor | 1.45 | Young fueled the rumors by his chosen isolation. | ||
| quash rumor | 1.25 | But he again quashed the rumors on Sunday. | ||
| squelch rumor | 1.12 | Other Serb leaders seek to squelch rumors of a rift in their ranks. | ||
| quell rumor | 1.05 | On Monday, Bush sought to quell any rumors about a shift in priorities. | ||
| believe rumor | 0.92 | Salinger still seems to believe the rumor. | ||
| report rumor | 0.86 | Local radio then reported the rumor. | ||
| address rumor | 0.66 | He never discusses potential trades, never addresses rumor. | ||
| circulate rumor | 0.66 | Earlier Tuesday, rumors circulated that he would be prevented from leaving the country. | ||
| discount rumor | 0.66 | The military discounted coup rumors. | ||
| investigate rumor | 0.66 | Rumors should be investigated, not publicized. | ||
| trigger rumor | 0.66 | Initially, the impasse triggered coup rumors. |