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[ muhm-buhl ] / ˈmʌm bəl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR mumble ON THESAURUS.COM
verb (used without object), mum·bled, mum·bling.to speak in a low indistinct manner, almost to an unintelligible extent; mutter. to chew ineffectively, as from loss of teeth: to mumble on a crust. verb (used with object), mum·bled, mum·bling.to say or utter indistinctly, as with partly closed lips: He mumbled something about expenses. to chew, or try to eat, with difficulty, as from loss of teeth. nouna low, indistinct utterance or sound. Origin of mumble1275–1325; Middle English momelen, equivalent to mom(me) mum1 + -elen-le; compare Dutch mommelen,German mummeln ANTONYMS FOR mumbleSEE ANTONYMS FOR mumble ON THESAURUS.COM synonym study for mumbleSee murmur. OTHER WORDS FROM mumblemumbler, nounmum·bling·ly, adverbhalf-mumbled, adjectiveun·mum·bled, adjective un·mum·bling, adjective Words nearby mumblemultum in parvo, multure, mum, mum-and-dad investor, Mumbai, mumble, mumbletypeg, mumbo jumbo, mumchance, mu meson, Mumetal Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for mumbleEverywhere we go, inspiration hits us and we just kind of mumble things into our iPhones. Haim: We’re a Band. Not a ‘Girl Band.’|Melissa Leon|May 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST He defines Dynamic Inaction with one pithy aphorism: “When in doubt, mumble; when in trouble, delegate; when in charge, ponder.” When In Doubt, Mumble—Dynamic Inaction May Be Our Best Hope|Joe McLean|April 6, 2013|DAILY BEAST "The mumble could be passive aggressive—the person wants to have someone work very hard at hearing them," Batson says. Mumbling Wins Oscars!|Zachary Pincus-Roth|March 3, 2010|DAILY BEAST I wondered whether I should mumble that I had been raised by a German Lutheran. My Conversation with John Updike|Barbara Probst Solomon|January 29, 2009|DAILY BEAST
During takeoff and landing, I mumble a short prayer that I learned long ago in Sunday school. The Great Plane Crash Myth|Ben Sherwood|January 17, 2009|DAILY BEAST The noise must have disturbed Le Forgeron, for Nangotook heard him mumble an oath. The Island of Yellow Sands|E. C. [Ethel Claire] Brill Some were too frightened to do more than mumble an inaudible answer. The mumble from his shoulder continued, "She wasn't well enough." The Monster and Other Stories|Stephen Crane Bobby, much bewildered by all this pother, could only mumble something about "smallpox," and "took mamma away with doctor." The Riverman|Stewart Edward White They reached the spot, and paused, while the priest commenced to mumble a prayer. A Monk of Cruta|E. Phillips Oppenheim
British Dictionary definitions for mumble
verbto utter indistinctly, as with the mouth partly closed; mutter rare to chew (food) ineffectually or with difficulty nounan indistinct or low utterance or sound Derived forms of mumblemumbler, nounmumbling, adjectivemumblingly, adverbWord Origin for mumbleC14 momelen, from mum ² Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to mumbleramble, whisper, stammer, grumble, stutter, mutter, rumble, murmur, utter, voice, vocalize, whine, verbalize, whimper, swallow, maunder, talk, speak |