Mumble Definition

mŭmbəl
mumbled, mumbles, mumbling
verb
mumbled, mumbles, mumbling
To utter indistinctly by lowering the voice or partially closing the mouth.
Mumbled an insincere apology.
American Heritage
To chew slowly or ineffectively without or as if without teeth.
American Heritage
To speak or say indistinctly and in a low voice, as with the mouth partly closed; mutter.
Webster's New World
To chew gently and ineffectively, as with toothless gums.
Webster's New World
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noun
mumbles
A mumbled sound or utterance.
Webster's New World

A low tone of voice.

He spoke in a mumble.
Wiktionary
All I could hear was a mumble from the next room.
Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Mumble

Noun

Singular:
mumble
Plural:
mumbles

Origin of Mumble

  • Middle English momelen from Middle Dutch mommelen

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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