ru ‧ moured BrE AmE British English , rumored American English /ˈruːməd $ -ərd/ verb
be rumoured if something is rumoured to be true, people are saying secretly or unofficially that it may be true ⇨ alleged
it 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