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noun

Definition of mumblenext
as in mutter
speech that is not clear enough to be understood please answer the question without your usual mumble and try to use complete sentences

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verb

ˈməm-bəl How to pronounce mumble (audio)
as in to mutter
to speak softly and unclearly I can't understand you if you mumble

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Recent Examples of mumble
Noun
The visitors’ locker room inside Mercedes-Benz Stadium was silent, not even a mumble. — Nicki Jhabvala, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025 There’s a way to use vocoder and elicit emotion—see Bon Iver or Rosalía—but MORI’s technique shrinks the warmth of his bari-bass to a barely intelligible mumble. — E.r. Pulgar, Pitchfork, 10 Mar. 2026
Verb
In the video, Peters is seen taking a swig of an unknown substance and then subsequently starting to mumble, sway and close his eyes as the camera panned away. — Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2026 Next up, maybe lawmakers can do something about overly soft, mumbling dialogue preceded by deafening explosions. — Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 25 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for mumble
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mumble
  1. mutter
  2. muttering
  3. whisper
  4. grunting
  5. grunt
  6. murmuring
Noun
  • Six mutters and sighs and rolls his head as if profoundly exasperated.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 May 2026
Definition of mutter
Noun
  • The opportunity to send a raucous Bell Centre crowd home muttering was there in Game 3.
    — Eduardo A. Encina, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Apr. 2026
Definition of muttering
Noun
  • Test your knowledge of cruise controversies, wedding whispers and more in this week's American Culture Quiz.
    — Staff, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026
  • Sleep in peace with this tower fan, which is whisper-quiet at 25 decibels.
    — Sian Babish, PEOPLE, 2 July 2026
Definition of whisper
Noun
  • By pulling this string, the locals made an amplified grunting noise similar to that of a jaguar.
    — Delbert L. Chears, Outdoor Life, 5 Mar. 2026
Definition of grunting
Noun
  • But, Parreno said, Farm Party events have helped tackle larger tasks and grunt work that require more bodies.
    — Pedro Moura, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
  • On occasion, those strikes were accompanied by her trademark grunt and celebratory roar, which have echoed around tennis venues since her debut almost 30 years ago.
    — Ben Church, CNN Money, 30 June 2026
Definition of grunt
Noun
  • Shockwaves on prices and murmuring of massive layoffs abound at cocktail parties and in discussions with retail and brand executives alike.
    — Greg Petro, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
Definition of murmuring

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