mumble
English
Etymology
From Middle English momelen. Compare German mümmeln, Middle Dutch mommelen and Dutch mompelen.
Pronunciation
Verb
mumble (third-person singular simple present mumbles, present participle mumbling, simple past and past participle mumbled)
- (transitive, intransitive) To speak unintelligibly or inaudibly; to fail to articulate.
- Please try not to mumble so I can hear you better.
- (Can we date this quote by Shakespeare and provide title, author’s full name, and other details?)
- Peace, you mumbling fool.
- (Can we date this quote by Otway and provide title, author’s full name, and other details?)
- A wrinkled hag, with age grown double, / Picking dry sticks, and mumbling to herself.
- To chew something gently with closed lips.
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:mutter
Derived terms
Terms derived from mumble
Translations
to speak unintelligibly
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Noun
mumble (plural mumbles)
- A quiet or unintelligible vocalization; a low tone of voice.
- All I could hear was a mumble from the next room.
- He spoke in a barely comprehensible mumble.
Translations
quiet vocalization
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