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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
On both, as ever, his illegible mumble suggests shame in his own voice, or even guilt about being here at all (some of his enduring illnesses relate to PTSD from cradling a dying friend in his lap after a gang attack as a teen). — Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 30 July 2026 The visitors’ locker room inside Mercedes-Benz Stadium was silent, not even a mumble. — Nicki Jhabvala, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
Gilbert, now imprisoned at Clinton Correctional Facility in upstate New York, appeared gaunt and withdrawn during the interview, at times mumbling short responses before abruptly cutting the conversation short. — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 27 May 2026 The crowd mumbled and shifted as the sinker came slicing downward at impossible speed, arms and legs pinned tight, chin tucked under a matte black helmet. — Jeff Spry, Space.com, 18 May 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
  • Alice questions Mira while Frank mutters completely unhelpful asides from behind the glass partition.
    — Erin Qualey, Vulture, 28 July 2026
  • 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
  • Moves for Anan Khalaili and Zavier Gozo are being finalised, and with both able to play right wing-back, there are whispers Daniel Munoz may be sold.
    — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
  • That is, the ability to provide the benefits of modern speech interfaces without the need for users to speak audibly, even at a whisper.
    — Greg Uyeno, IEEE Spectrum, 13 Aug. 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
  • There, Noronha wrasse—the archipelago’s namesake cleaner fish—dart among surgeonfish, sergeant majors, grunts, parrotfish, and groupers.
    — Sarah Bruning, Travel + Leisure, 13 Aug. 2026
  • They are often hired to do the grunt work on a specific case, with the understanding that there is no commitment to keep them on if business lags or the project ends.
    — Paul Osterman, The Conversation, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of grunt
Noun
  • Indoors is all warm palettes, rich tilework, and high ceilings, with the murmuring of locals and guests swiping the last of their basil-green fusilli with creamy stracciatella.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Aug. 2026
  • 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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