mumble
verb (used without object)
to speak in a low indistinct manner, almost to an unintelligible extent; mutter.
have been mumbling
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present perfect progressiveof mumble.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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After that, I may not have been mumbling the right thing, but I was mumbling.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
For, however Jim's soul may have been mumbling, "Help, help!" he made no audible sound.
From We Can't Have Everything by Rupert Hughes
