mumble
verb (used without object)
to speak in a low indistinct manner, almost to an unintelligible extent; mutter.
mumbler
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a word derived from
mumble.
Example Sentences
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Segar’s misfit cast: As ever, Popeye is a muscle-bound mumbler and Olive Oyl an elastic lass.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 27, 2026
Mark Ronson has always been a mumbler, his soft, unobtrusive speaking voice a product of both his transatlantic upbringing and — notwithstanding the chart-topping pop songs he’s helped create — his general disinclination toward fame.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2023
Lowell’s father was a mumbler; he looked bad in clothes; he was balding; he couldn’t properly carve a roast; he resembled, when he gained weight, “a juicy land beaver.”
From New York Times ● Jul. 25, 2022
Because they are young, his many discoveries must be forgiven for thinking that Fred was the greatest mumbler in Washington Post history.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 7, 2021
Nevertheless, the boy was impressed at being in the presence of a champion, and awed that Rossolimo would deign to talk to him, mumbler though he was.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
