The Clue
Rumored (5 letter answer)
The Answer
HEARD
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Notes
The answer HEARD is common and appears about once every 325 puzzles.
Related Clues
Auditioned
Granted
Harkened
Learned
Listened
Listened to
Caught wind of
Examined judicially
Found out
Gave audience to
Got intelligence
Got the message
Got news
Got wind of
Got the word
Like music
Picked up
Received, as a message
Took evidence from
Took in a lecture
Used a radio
Was informed
Was informed of
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Got the oral message
Learned via the grapevine
Presided over, as a case
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Definition
HEAR as a verb:
1. perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
2. (learn, hear, get word, get wind, pick up, find out, get a line, discover, see) = get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally; "I learned that she has two grown-up children"; "I see that you have been promoted"
3. (hear, try) = examine or hear (evidence or a case) by judicial process; "The jury had heard all the evidence"; "The case will be tried in California"
4. receive a communication from someone; "We heard nothing from our son for five years"
5. (listen, hear, take heed) = listen and pay attention; "Listen to your father"; "We must hear the expert before we make a decision"
HEARD as an adjective:
1. detected or perceived by the sense of hearing; "a conversation heard through the wall"