verb
- to spread news of; to make widely known
Usage: formal
noun
- abnormal sounds heard through a stethoscope
Usage: medical
Examples
- The scandal was quickly bruited about the small town.
- News of the merger was bruited throughout the industry.
- The doctor detected several bruits during the cardiac examination.
- Arterial bruits can indicate narrowed blood vessels.
- The gossip was bruited from house to house.
- Heart bruits are often benign in children.