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mumble
[ muhm-buhl ]
verb (used without object)
mumbled, mumbling.
- to speak in a low indistinct manner, almost to an unintelligible extent; mutter.
Antonyms:
- to chew ineffectively, as from loss of teeth:
to mumble on a crust.
verb (used with object)
mumbled, mumbling.
- to say or utter indistinctly, as with partly closed lips:
He mumbled something about expenses.
- to chew, or try to eat, with difficulty, as from loss of teeth.
noun
- a low, indistinct utterance or sound.
mumble
/ ˈ³¾ÊŒ³¾²úÉ™±ô /
verb
- to utter indistinctly, as with the mouth partly closed; mutter
- rare.to chew (food) ineffectually or with difficulty
noun
- an indistinct or low utterance or sound
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Derived Forms
- ˈ³¾³Ü³¾²ú±ô±ð°ù, noun
- ˈ³¾³Ü³¾²ú±ô¾±²Ô²µ±ô²â, adverb
- ˈ³¾³Ü³¾²ú±ô¾±²Ô²µ, adjective
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ³¾³Ü³¾î€ƒb±ô±ð°ù noun
- ³¾³Ü³¾î€ƒb±ô¾±²Ô²µÂ·±ô²â adverb
- ³ó²¹±ô´Ú-³¾³Ü³¾î€ƒb±ô±ð»å adjective
- ³Ü²Ô·³¾³Ü³¾î€ƒb±ô±ð»å adjective
- ³Ü²Ô·³¾³Ü³¾î€ƒb±ô¾±²Ô²µ adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of mumble1
C14 momelen, from mum ²
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Synonym Study
See murmur.
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Example Sentences
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He awkwardly mumbled about sponsoring the World Cup.
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“Two superstars from Japan aren’t enough?†the baseball world surely mumbled.
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She said the two seemed dazed and mumbled a response, but they didn’t spring into action.
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His words sometimes mumbled and his syntax mangled.
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This quarterback was not the same one that had mumbled through his first meeting with the media months earlier.
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