Definition of mumble in English:

mumble

verb ˈmʌmb(ə)lˈməmbəl

1reporting verb Say something indistinctly and quietly, making it difficult for others to hear.
with object he mumbled something she didn't catch
with direct speech ‘Sorry,’ she mumbled
Example sentencesExamples
- Brandon mumbled an inaudible reply before seating himself at the breakfast bar.
- I tried to see what was going on but I couldn't focus all I saw was blurry figures and all I could hear was mumbling.
- Curious onlookers soon went back to their work, mumbling quietly to themselves.
- There was no easy answer, and I mumbled some rubbish about looking for a last-minute bargain.
- The man began mumbling quietly under his breath.
- If you can't hum quietly, then mumble loudly these wallopy words under your breath.
- I have my speaker set on high - I can hear mumbling, but I cannot discern or understand what it is he is saying, at all.
- Though, once the lights were out, before I fell asleep, all I could hear was Maggie mumbling to herself and rolling around in bed so I just assumed she was asleep.
- I mumble a noncommittal reply and decide not to mention the TV series I present.
- He kept mumbling indistinctly to himself… I couldn't understand most of it.
- From the bunk room, they heard Joey mumbling in his sleep.
- She heard him mumble something indistinct, and he tried to spit at her, but his aim left a lot to be desired.
- I heard Katie and Juliette mumbling to each other about remembering the street, and I saw Tommy eyeing everyone and everything.
- While asleep, victims are often heard mumbling, ‘It's not fair, it's not fair.’
- They mumbled quietly to each other for the rest of the journey.
- I could hear him mumbling something and then there was silence.
- Lisa mumbled a reply as she chewed on a pen, and William went on with what he wanted.
- When I hear people mumbling away about what a terrible world this is to bring children into, I want to spit.
- So don't be surprised if you hear me mumble: ‘Would you like fries with that?’
- Embarrassed, all he could manage was mumble an incoherent reply.
Synonyms
mutter, murmur, speak indistinctly, talk under one's breath, speak sotto voce, talk to oneself
rare maffle
2with object Bite or chew (something) with toothless gums or without making much use of the teeth.
she mumbled a piece of black bread

noun ˈmʌmb(ə)lˈməmbəl

usually in singular A quiet and indistinct utterance.
Rosie had replied in a mumble
Example sentencesExamples
- His speech is a mumble, his face immobile, his gait unsteady.
- As I couldn't quite find the words to respond to that, I decided a mumble and a nod of the head would suffice.
- It looks now as though I will have to, as no one wants a teacher who barely achieves an incomprehensible mumble, even if it could be in any one of five languages.
- There was an uncertain mumble from the group in general. ‘All right then.’
- There's a mumble of gibberish, broken words, broken thoughts, and I realize that my brother can't talk anymore.
- Everything starts to come out as an eyes-to-the-desk mumble.
- His voice drops to a conspiratorial mumble: ‘Every month, they send us a tape we have to play.’
- His voice dropped to a mumble, his grip on my wrist loosened and he stopped struggling so much.
- His speech is something between a muffle and a mumble, a perpetual whisper beneath the breath.
- It came out as a mumble with all the stuffed bread in his mouth.
- She let her voice go right down to a mumble at the end and looked up to meet his sympathetic brown eyes.
- But all that came out was a mumble, and then she coughed.
- ‘I love him,’ Lily repeated, though her voice was little more than a mumble.
- They were answered by a faint mumble from beside him.
- Her voice was a mere mumble as she answered back.
- Soren's voice came out in more of a mumble than anything else.
- He prefers to sing in a blurry mumble, letting his meanings emerge in the scuffed and yearning tone of his voice as much as in the words themselves.
- A couple of kids chimed in and their voices were lost in a huge mumble of slurred vowels and consonances in my scrambled brain.
- Jeff just shook his bald head and looked down with a mumble.
- His voice trailed off into an absorbed mumble as he tried to jot everything down.
Synonyms
murmur, mutter, mumble, low voice, hushed tone, undertone

Derivatives

mumbler

noun ˈmʌmb(ə)ləˈməmb(ə)lər

First of all, she's a mumbler, so I really have to strain to hear her.
Example sentencesExamples
- And I'm not insisting the whisperers, mumblers, droners and mic-dummies of this world be barred from reading their own poetry out loud.
- His lack of progress was due partly to his failings as a public speaker: he was a mumbler.
- For a start the singer's no mumbler, he's got a great melodic voice and there's nothing remotely depressing about them.
- I'd have to say that my experience at the Annual General Meeting of our student society was marked by mumblers of the most extraordinary kind.

Origin

Middle English: frequentative of mum¹.

Rhymes

bumble, crumble, fumble, grumble, humble, jumble, rough-and-tumble, rumble, scumble, stumble, tumble, umbel

Definition of mumble in US English:

mumble

verbˈməmbəlˈməmbəl

1reporting verb Say something indistinctly and quietly, making it difficult for others to hear.
with object he mumbled something she didn't catch
with direct speech “Sorry,” she mumbled
Example sentencesExamples
- I have my speaker set on high - I can hear mumbling, but I cannot discern or understand what it is he is saying, at all.
- I heard Katie and Juliette mumbling to each other about remembering the street, and I saw Tommy eyeing everyone and everything.
- While asleep, victims are often heard mumbling, ‘It's not fair, it's not fair.’
- He kept mumbling indistinctly to himself… I couldn't understand most of it.
- If you can't hum quietly, then mumble loudly these wallopy words under your breath.
- Though, once the lights were out, before I fell asleep, all I could hear was Maggie mumbling to herself and rolling around in bed so I just assumed she was asleep.
- Lisa mumbled a reply as she chewed on a pen, and William went on with what he wanted.
- From the bunk room, they heard Joey mumbling in his sleep.
- Brandon mumbled an inaudible reply before seating himself at the breakfast bar.
- When I hear people mumbling away about what a terrible world this is to bring children into, I want to spit.
- I mumble a noncommittal reply and decide not to mention the TV series I present.
- So don't be surprised if you hear me mumble: ‘Would you like fries with that?’
- Embarrassed, all he could manage was mumble an incoherent reply.
- I tried to see what was going on but I couldn't focus all I saw was blurry figures and all I could hear was mumbling.
- The man began mumbling quietly under his breath.
- She heard him mumble something indistinct, and he tried to spit at her, but his aim left a lot to be desired.
- Curious onlookers soon went back to their work, mumbling quietly to themselves.
- There was no easy answer, and I mumbled some rubbish about looking for a last-minute bargain.
- I could hear him mumbling something and then there was silence.
- They mumbled quietly to each other for the rest of the journey.
Synonyms
mutter, murmur, speak indistinctly, talk under one's breath, speak sotto voce, talk to oneself
2with object Bite or chew with toothless gums or eat without making much use of the teeth.

nounˈməmbəlˈməmbəl

usually in singular A quiet and indistinct utterance.
Rosie had replied in a mumble
Example sentencesExamples
- His voice drops to a conspiratorial mumble: ‘Every month, they send us a tape we have to play.’
- But all that came out was a mumble, and then she coughed.
- His speech is a mumble, his face immobile, his gait unsteady.
- It came out as a mumble with all the stuffed bread in his mouth.
- Soren's voice came out in more of a mumble than anything else.
- Her voice was a mere mumble as she answered back.
- ‘I love him,’ Lily repeated, though her voice was little more than a mumble.
- It looks now as though I will have to, as no one wants a teacher who barely achieves an incomprehensible mumble, even if it could be in any one of five languages.
- There was an uncertain mumble from the group in general. ‘All right then.’
- His voice trailed off into an absorbed mumble as he tried to jot everything down.
- His voice dropped to a mumble, his grip on my wrist loosened and he stopped struggling so much.
- Everything starts to come out as an eyes-to-the-desk mumble.
- His speech is something between a muffle and a mumble, a perpetual whisper beneath the breath.
- He prefers to sing in a blurry mumble, letting his meanings emerge in the scuffed and yearning tone of his voice as much as in the words themselves.
- Jeff just shook his bald head and looked down with a mumble.
- There's a mumble of gibberish, broken words, broken thoughts, and I realize that my brother can't talk anymore.
- They were answered by a faint mumble from beside him.
- As I couldn't quite find the words to respond to that, I decided a mumble and a nod of the head would suffice.
- A couple of kids chimed in and their voices were lost in a huge mumble of slurred vowels and consonances in my scrambled brain.
- She let her voice go right down to a mumble at the end and looked up to meet his sympathetic brown eyes.
Synonyms
murmur, mutter, mumble, low voice, hushed tone, undertone

Origin

Middle English: frequentative of mum.

单词	mumble
释义	Definition of mumble in English: mumble verb ˈmʌmb(ə)lˈməmbəl 1reporting verb Say something indistinctly and quietly, making it difficult for others to hear. with object he mumbled something she didn't catch with direct speech ‘Sorry,’ she mumbled Example sentencesExamples Brandon mumbled an inaudible reply before seating himself at the breakfast bar. I tried to see what was going on but I couldn't focus all I saw was blurry figures and all I could hear was mumbling. Curious onlookers soon went back to their work, mumbling quietly to themselves. There was no easy answer, and I mumbled some rubbish about looking for a last-minute bargain. The man began mumbling quietly under his breath. If you can't hum quietly, then mumble loudly these wallopy words under your breath. I have my speaker set on high - I can hear mumbling, but I cannot discern or understand what it is he is saying, at all. Though, once the lights were out, before I fell asleep, all I could hear was Maggie mumbling to herself and rolling around in bed so I just assumed she was asleep. I mumble a noncommittal reply and decide not to mention the TV series I present. He kept mumbling indistinctly to himself… I couldn't understand most of it. From the bunk room, they heard Joey mumbling in his sleep. She heard him mumble something indistinct, and he tried to spit at her, but his aim left a lot to be desired. I heard Katie and Juliette mumbling to each other about remembering the street, and I saw Tommy eyeing everyone and everything. While asleep, victims are often heard mumbling, ‘It's not fair, it's not fair.’ They mumbled quietly to each other for the rest of the journey. I could hear him mumbling something and then there was silence. Lisa mumbled a reply as she chewed on a pen, and William went on with what he wanted. When I hear people mumbling away about what a terrible world this is to bring children into, I want to spit. So don't be surprised if you hear me mumble: ‘Would you like fries with that?’ Embarrassed, all he could manage was mumble an incoherent reply. Synonyms mutter, murmur, speak indistinctly, talk under one's breath, speak sotto voce, talk to oneself rare maffle 2with object Bite or chew (something) with toothless gums or without making much use of the teeth. she mumbled a piece of black bread noun ˈmʌmb(ə)lˈməmbəl usually in singular A quiet and indistinct utterance. Rosie had replied in a mumble Example sentencesExamples His speech is a mumble, his face immobile, his gait unsteady. As I couldn't quite find the words to respond to that, I decided a mumble and a nod of the head would suffice. It looks now as though I will have to, as no one wants a teacher who barely achieves an incomprehensible mumble, even if it could be in any one of five languages. There was an uncertain mumble from the group in general. ‘All right then.’ There's a mumble of gibberish, broken words, broken thoughts, and I realize that my brother can't talk anymore. Everything starts to come out as an eyes-to-the-desk mumble. His voice drops to a conspiratorial mumble: ‘Every month, they send us a tape we have to play.’ His voice dropped to a mumble, his grip on my wrist loosened and he stopped struggling so much. His speech is something between a muffle and a mumble, a perpetual whisper beneath the breath. It came out as a mumble with all the stuffed bread in his mouth. She let her voice go right down to a mumble at the end and looked up to meet his sympathetic brown eyes. But all that came out was a mumble, and then she coughed. ‘I love him,’ Lily repeated, though her voice was little more than a mumble. They were answered by a faint mumble from beside him. Her voice was a mere mumble as she answered back. Soren's voice came out in more of a mumble than anything else. He prefers to sing in a blurry mumble, letting his meanings emerge in the scuffed and yearning tone of his voice as much as in the words themselves. A couple of kids chimed in and their voices were lost in a huge mumble of slurred vowels and consonances in my scrambled brain. Jeff just shook his bald head and looked down with a mumble. His voice trailed off into an absorbed mumble as he tried to jot everything down. Synonyms murmur, mutter, mumble, low voice, hushed tone, undertone Derivatives mumbler noun ˈmʌmb(ə)ləˈməmb(ə)lər First of all, she's a mumbler, so I really have to strain to hear her. Example sentencesExamples And I'm not insisting the whisperers, mumblers, droners and mic-dummies of this world be barred from reading their own poetry out loud. His lack of progress was due partly to his failings as a public speaker: he was a mumbler. For a start the singer's no mumbler, he's got a great melodic voice and there's nothing remotely depressing about them. I'd have to say that my experience at the Annual General Meeting of our student society was marked by mumblers of the most extraordinary kind. Origin Middle English: frequentative of mum¹. Rhymes bumble, crumble, fumble, grumble, humble, jumble, rough-and-tumble, rumble, scumble, stumble, tumble, umbel Definition of mumble in US English: mumble verbˈməmbəlˈməmbəl 1reporting verb Say something indistinctly and quietly, making it difficult for others to hear. with object he mumbled something she didn't catch with direct speech “Sorry,” she mumbled Example sentencesExamples I have my speaker set on high - I can hear mumbling, but I cannot discern or understand what it is he is saying, at all. I heard Katie and Juliette mumbling to each other about remembering the street, and I saw Tommy eyeing everyone and everything. While asleep, victims are often heard mumbling, ‘It's not fair, it's not fair.’ He kept mumbling indistinctly to himself… I couldn't understand most of it. If you can't hum quietly, then mumble loudly these wallopy words under your breath. Though, once the lights were out, before I fell asleep, all I could hear was Maggie mumbling to herself and rolling around in bed so I just assumed she was asleep. Lisa mumbled a reply as she chewed on a pen, and William went on with what he wanted. From the bunk room, they heard Joey mumbling in his sleep. Brandon mumbled an inaudible reply before seating himself at the breakfast bar. When I hear people mumbling away about what a terrible world this is to bring children into, I want to spit. I mumble a noncommittal reply and decide not to mention the TV series I present. So don't be surprised if you hear me mumble: ‘Would you like fries with that?’ Embarrassed, all he could manage was mumble an incoherent reply. I tried to see what was going on but I couldn't focus all I saw was blurry figures and all I could hear was mumbling. The man began mumbling quietly under his breath. She heard him mumble something indistinct, and he tried to spit at her, but his aim left a lot to be desired. Curious onlookers soon went back to their work, mumbling quietly to themselves. There was no easy answer, and I mumbled some rubbish about looking for a last-minute bargain. I could hear him mumbling something and then there was silence. They mumbled quietly to each other for the rest of the journey. Synonyms mutter, murmur, speak indistinctly, talk under one's breath, speak sotto voce, talk to oneself 2with object Bite or chew with toothless gums or eat without making much use of the teeth. nounˈməmbəlˈməmbəl usually in singular A quiet and indistinct utterance. Rosie had replied in a mumble Example sentencesExamples His voice drops to a conspiratorial mumble: ‘Every month, they send us a tape we have to play.’ But all that came out was a mumble, and then she coughed. His speech is a mumble, his face immobile, his gait unsteady. It came out as a mumble with all the stuffed bread in his mouth. Soren's voice came out in more of a mumble than anything else. Her voice was a mere mumble as she answered back. ‘I love him,’ Lily repeated, though her voice was little more than a mumble. It looks now as though I will have to, as no one wants a teacher who barely achieves an incomprehensible mumble, even if it could be in any one of five languages. There was an uncertain mumble from the group in general. ‘All right then.’ His voice trailed off into an absorbed mumble as he tried to jot everything down. His voice dropped to a mumble, his grip on my wrist loosened and he stopped struggling so much. Everything starts to come out as an eyes-to-the-desk mumble. His speech is something between a muffle and a mumble, a perpetual whisper beneath the breath. He prefers to sing in a blurry mumble, letting his meanings emerge in the scuffed and yearning tone of his voice as much as in the words themselves. Jeff just shook his bald head and looked down with a mumble. There's a mumble of gibberish, broken words, broken thoughts, and I realize that my brother can't talk anymore. They were answered by a faint mumble from beside him. As I couldn't quite find the words to respond to that, I decided a mumble and a nod of the head would suffice. A couple of kids chimed in and their voices were lost in a huge mumble of slurred vowels and consonances in my scrambled brain. She let her voice go right down to a mumble at the end and looked up to meet his sympathetic brown eyes. Synonyms murmur, mutter, mumble, low voice, hushed tone, undertone Origin Middle English: frequentative of mum.
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