mumble

To mumble is to speak in a low voice that is often difficult to understand.

(verb)

An example of mumble is to answer a question in a low voice or without clearly sounding out the words.

The definition of a mumble is something spoken in a low voice.

(noun)

An example of a mumble is how a shy child responds to a question.

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See mumble in Webster's New World College Dictionary

transitive verb, intransitive verb mumbled, mumbling

  1. to speak or say indistinctly and in a low voice, as with the mouth partly closed; mutter
  2. Rare to chew gently and ineffectively, as with toothless gums

Origin: ME momelen, like Ger mummeln, Du mommelen, of echoic orig.

noun

a mumbled sound or utterance

Related Forms:

See mumble in American Heritage Dictionary 4

verb mum·bled, mum·bling, mum·bles
verb, transitive
  1. To utter indistinctly by lowering the voice or partially closing the mouth: mumbled an insincere apology.
  2. To chew slowly or ineffectively without or as if without teeth.
verb, intransitive
  1. To speak words indistinctly, as by lowering the voice or partially closing the mouth.
  2. To chew food slowly or ineffectively, as if with the gums.
noun
A low indistinct sound or utterance.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English momelen

Origin: , from Middle Dutch mommelen

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Related Forms:

  • mumˈbler noun
  • mumˈbly adjective

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