mumble
verb (used without object)
to speak in a low indistinct manner, almost to an unintelligible extent; mutter.
mumbles
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pluralof mumble.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof mumble (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
mumbleverb (used without object)to speak in a low indistinct manner, almost to an unintelligible extent; mutter.
Example Sentences
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“I am appalled,” Smokey Robinson told the Daily Mail in a phone call Wednesday before reportedly devolving into mumbles about being contacted at home.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 8, 2025
Unfortunately for Fox, much of what Homan has to say is hard to understand, because he mumbles.
From Slate ● May 18, 2024
"Did you see that? How quick is he?" mumbles the crowd, sitting on the edge of their seat in slight disbelief.
From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2023
It is the name he mumbles when he is feverish in sleep and the one-word question when he needs to know I am near.
From Seattle Times ● May 5, 2023
"Run while you can," he mumbles, his hands trembling in a steady rhythm.
From "The Sky at Our Feet" by Nadia Hashimi
