| 单词 | mumble |
| 释义 | mumble (once / 1192 pages) vn To mumble is to talk quietly and indistinctly. When people speak in a mumble, it's hard to understand them. Mumbling is a way of speaking that’s a little like whispering. Like whispering, mumbling is usually done with a low voice. However, mumbling is harder to understand than a whisper. When we mumble, we don't form out words clearly. Mumbling is the opposite of speaking clearly. Some people mumble because they lack confidence. Others might mumble because they're tired or not feeling well. If you want to be a good public speaker, you'd better learn to not mumble. WORD FAMILYmumble: mumbled, mumbler, mumbles, mumbling+/mumbler: mumblers/mumbling: mumblings USAGE EXAMPLES“Oscar was there and sort of mumbled the lyrics a little.” New York Times(Dec 29, 2016) My fiancé turned over and mumbled something, blissfully asleep. Salon(Dec 17, 2016) “You’re kind of a low talker or, I guess, kind of mumble,” Mr. Haywood said. New York Times(Dec 13, 2016) 1v talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice Syn|Hyper maunder, mussitate, mutter mouth, speak, talk, utter, verbalise, verbalize express in speech 2v grind with the gums; chew without teeth and with great difficulty the old man had no teeth left and mumbled his food Syn|Hyper gum chew, jaw, manducate, masticate chew (food); to bite and grind with the teeth 3n a soft indistinct utterance Hyper utterance, vocalization the use of uttered sounds for auditory communication |
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