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
Synonyms:
Antonyms:
- speak clearly
- shout
- enunciate
- articulate
noun
mumbles
A mumbled sound or utterance.
Webster's New World
A quiet or unintelligible vocalization.
All I could hear was a mumble from the next room.
Wiktionary
Other Word Forms of Mumble
Noun
Singular:
mumblePlural:
mumblesOrigin of Mumble
Middle English momelen from Middle Dutch mommelen
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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