mumble

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[ US /ˈməmbəɫ/ ]
[ UK /mˈʌmbə‍l/ ]

VERB

grind with the gums; chew without teeth and with great difficulty
the old man had no teeth left and mumbled his food
talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice

NOUN

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How To Use mumble In A Sentence

She mumbled an apology and left.
They mutter and mumble and soldier on. Times, Sunday Times
During a pretrial hearing last month, Abdulmutallab muttered "Osama's alive" to some spectators as he was brought into the courtroom and mumbled "jihad" when the judge used the phrase "al Qaeda" as she read the charges against him. Reuters: Press Release
They mutter and mumble and soldier on. Times, Sunday Times
Abdulmutallab, who muttered "Osama's alive" to some spectators as he was brought into the courtroom, mumbled "jihad" when Judge Edmunds used the name "al Qaeda" as she read the charges against him to the jury. Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion
Suffice to say the next time Sarah was co-hosting with John she humorously chided her colleague for such fustiness, to which John mumbled a splendidly unconvincing apology. Archive 2006-04-01
They mumbled quietly to each other for the rest of the journey.
She climbed aboard the Mumbles train and huddled in a seat in the warmth of the lower deck.
Stuart Braithwaite mumbled into the mike for another newie, Secret Pint.
The driver mumbled a non-committal reply.

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