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Mollie Amkraut Mueller’s mumbling was starting to get on her husband’s nerves.

From The Wall Street Journal May 10, 2026

To test this idea, the researchers combined self-directed internal speech, described as quiet "mumbling," with a specialized working memory system.

From Science Daily Jan. 28, 2026

Elon Musk might be mumbling and hiding his pupils any time he gets near a stage, but that doesn't mean he lacks energy in the Oval Office.

From Salon Apr. 24, 2025

There is part of me that wants to be happy about this mission, like Coleman is, instead of sourly mumbling about how the rocket is going up, and then back down.

From Slate Apr. 11, 2025

I grab the albuterol and shake my head, mumbling, “Happy birthday to me.”

From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott