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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024mum•ble /ˈmʌmbəl/USA pronunciation v., -bled, -bling, n. v. - to say or speak in a soft manner that is hard to understand: [no object]He tended to mumble.[~ + object]He mumbled a few words that I couldn't understand.[used with quotations]"I'm sorry,'' he mumbled.
n. [countable] - a soft, indistinct utterance or sound.
mum•bler, n. [countable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024mum•ble (mum′bəl),USA pronunciation v., -bled, -bling, n. v.i. - 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.
v.t. - 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.
n. - a low, indistinct utterance or sound.
- 1275–1325; Middle English momelen, equivalent. to mom(me) mum1 + -elen -le; compare Dutch mommelen, German mummeln
- 1, 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See murmur.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged articulate.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: mumble /ˈmʌmbəl/ vb - to utter indistinctly, as with the mouth partly closed; mutter
- rare to chew (food) ineffectually or with difficulty
n - an indistinct or low utterance or sound
Etymology: 14th Century momelen, from mum²ˈmumbler n ˈmumbling adj ˈmumblingly adv |