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噂を流す (うわさをながす) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

噂うわさを流ながす

Meanings

1

expression, godan verb (-su)

spread rumors; circulate gossip

Used for intentionally or unintentionally spreading unverified information or gossip.

誰だれかが変へんな噂うわさを流ながしたらしい。
It seems someone spread a strange rumor.
彼かの女じょは会かい社しゃで悪わるい噂うわさを流ながされて困こまって

いる

。

She is troubled because bad rumors are being spread about her at work.

Written forms

噂うわさを流ながす
Standard kanji spelling for this phrase.
うわさを流ながす
Kana spelling is common in casual writing or when the kanji 噂 is not preferred.

Kanji

噂rumor, gossip, hearsay
流current, a sink, flow

Similar words

噂うわさをする
噂をする means to talk about someone or gossip, while 噂を流す specifically means to spread or circulate rumors, often with a nuance of starting or disseminating them.

Etymology

Compound of 噂 (うわさ, 'rumor') + を (object marker) + 流す (ながす, 'to flow, to spread'). The verb 流す here metaphorically extends the idea of letting something flow to spreading information.