言いいふらす

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言いふらす · godan verb (-su)

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	言いいふらす	言いいふらさない
Polite	言いいふらします	言いいふらしません
Past polite	言いいふらしました	言いいふらしませんでした
Past	言いいふらした	言いいふらさなかった
Te-form	言いいふらして	言いいふらさないで
Desire	言いいふらしたい	言いいふらしたくない
Potential	言いいふらせる	言いいふらせない
Passive	言いいふらされる	言いいふらされない
Causative	言いいふらさせる	言いいふらさせない
Causative passive	言いいふらさせられる	言いいふらさせられない
Volitional	言いいふらそう
Polite volitional	言いいふらしましょう
Imperative	言いいふらせ	言いいふらすな
Conditional	言いいふらせば	言いいふらさなければ
Tara conditional	言いいふらしたら	言いいふらさなかったら

Meanings

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

spread (a rumor); circulate; disseminate

Used for spreading information, especially rumors or secrets, by word of mouth. Often carries a negative nuance of gossiping or telling something that should be kept private.

彼かれは私わたしの秘ひ密みつをみんなに言いいふらした。
He spread my secret to everyone.
そんな噂うわさを言いいふらすのはやめてください。
Please stop spreading that kind of rumor.

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Kanji

言say, word
触contact, touch, feel

Related words

広ひろめる
広める is a more general term for spreading or propagating something (information, ideas, culture), while 言いふらす specifically implies spreading by talking, often with a negative connotation of gossip.
流る布ふする
流布する is a formal term for dissemination or circulation of information, often used in written or official contexts, whereas 言いふらす is informal and oral.

Written forms

言いいふらすUsage63%
Standard spelling using kana for the okurigana portion. The kanji 言 (say) and 触 (touch/spread) combine to mean 'spread by saying'.
いいふらすUsage25%
言いい触ふらすUsage12%
Full kanji spelling; less common but still encountered.

Etymology

Compound of 言い (the continuative form of 言う 'to say') + ふらす (an old causative form of 振る 'to wave, scatter', here meaning 'to spread'). The kanji 触 (touch, contact) is used for its meaning of spreading through contact.