[ US /ˈməmbəɫ/ ]
[ UK /mˈʌmbə‍l/ ]
VERB
  1. grind with the gums; chew without teeth and with great difficulty
    the old man had no teeth left and mumbled his food
  2. talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
NOUN
  1. a soft indistinct utterance
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How To Use mumble In A Sentence

  • 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.
  • She mumbled an apology and left.
  • The driver mumbled a non-committal reply.
  • Slumping forward onto the gigantic gadget, he mumbled, Good luck finding enough ice for hockey on this dustball. Reap the Whirlwind
  • Aimee mumbled to herself about getting a lock for her door and pulled the comforter to her bed, cuddling up under it so that she could get back to sleep.
  • His speech is a mumble, his face immobile, his gait unsteady.
  • Will there be a lot of ash in the atmosphere down on Rakatan, Doctor—" She paused, trying to remember the name he'd mumbled upon his appearance. Firestorm
  • Which is why he mumbled something unintelligible instead. The Sun
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