mumble
verb (used without object)
to speak in a low indistinct manner, almost to an unintelligible extent; mutter.
mumbled
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past participleof mumble.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof mumble.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
mumbleverb (used without object)to speak in a low indistinct manner, almost to an unintelligible extent; mutter.
Example Sentences
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He mumbled something about more tests being needed and quickly left the room.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 13, 2026
Fed Chair Jerome Powell mumbled something about “ample reserves” and pointed back to 2019, when the repo market seized up overnight and forced the Fed to rush in with emergency cash.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 2, 2025
Kawhi Leonard mumbled his way through a few answers to questions Monday about his endorsement deal with Aspiration Partners that has triggered an NBA investigation into whether the Clippers circumvented the league salary cap.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2025
He awkwardly mumbled about sponsoring the World Cup.
From BBC ● Jan. 24, 2025
When it’s Siraj’s turn, he does a very dry, kind of mumbled recitation of probability formulas.
From "Shine!" by J.J. and Chris Grabenstein
