be rumoured
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishbe rumouredbe rumouredif something is rumoured to be true, people are saying secretly or unofficially that it may be true → allegedit is rumoured that It was rumoured that Johnson had been poisoned.be rumoured to be something She was rumoured to be a millionaire. a young man widely rumoured to be her lover → rumouredExamples from the Corpuswidely rumoured• The Beach is not the disaster that has been widely rumoured.