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mum·ble
 mumble
- pronunciation:
- muhm
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- parts of speech:
- verb, noun
- features:
- Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
mumbled, mumbles, mumbling |
| definition 1: |
to speak low and in a way that is not easy to understand; mutter.
If you mumble, I won't be able to hear you.- synonyms:
- mutter
- similar words:
- babble, murmur, stammer, whisper
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| definition 2: |
to say in a low voice that is not clear.
She mumbled her answers.- antonyms:
- articulate
- similar words:
- babble, grumble, stammer, whisper
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| related words: |
speak |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
words that are said quietly and in a way that is not easy to understand.
His mumble made it hard for me to catch his name.- synonyms:
- mutter
- similar words:
- grunt, murmur, stammer, whisper
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| derivations: |
mumblingly (adv.), mumbler (n.) |
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