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- pronunciation:
- muhm
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- parts of speech:
- intransitive verb, transitive verb, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb, noun), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
mumbles, mumbling, mumbled |
| definition: |
to speak low and indistinctly; mutter.
He was mumbling and I couldn't understand what he was saying.The poor man just sat in a corner mumbling to himself.- synonyms:
- mutter
- antonyms:
- articulate
- similar words:
- babble, gabble, murmur, stammer, whisper
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| related words: |
speak |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| definition: |
to say in a low and indistinct voice.
She mumbled her answers, and he had to ask her to repeat them."Oh, give me a break," he mumbled under his breath.- synonyms:
- murmur, mutter
- antonyms:
- articulate
- similar words:
- babble, gabble, grumble, stammer, whisper
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speak |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
a low and indistinct utterance.
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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