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mum·ble  (mmbl)

v. mum·bled, mum·bling, mum·bles

v.tr.

1. To utter indistinctly by lowering the voice or partially closing the mouth: mumbled an insincere apology.

2. To chew slowly or ineffectively without or as if without teeth.

v.intr.

1. To speak words indistinctly, as by lowering the voice or partially closing the mouth.

2. To chew food slowly or ineffectively, as if with the gums.

n.

A low indistinct sound or utterance.

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[Middle English momelen, from Middle Dutch mommelen.]

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mumbler n.

mumbly adj.

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mumble

Verb

[-bling, -bled]

to speak or say something indistinctly, with the mouth partly closed: I could hear him mumbling under his breath

Noun

an indistinct or low utterance or sound [Middle English momelen, from mum²]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	mumble - a soft indistinct utterance utterance, vocalization - the use of uttered sounds for auditory communication
Verb	1.	mumble - talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice mussitate, mutter, maunder mouth, speak, talk, verbalise, verbalize, utter - express in speech; "She talks a lot of nonsense"; "This depressed patient does not verbalize"
	2.	mumble - grind with the gums; chew without teeth and with great difficulty; "the old man had no teeth left and mumbled his food" gum chew, manducate, masticate, jaw - chew (food); to bite and grind with the teeth; "He jawed his bubble gum"; "Chew your food and don't swallow it!"; "The cows were masticating the grass"

Translations

mumble [ˈmʌmbl] vt → decir entre dientes

vi → hablar entre dientes, musitar

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mumble [ˈmʌmbl] vt, vi → marmotter, marmonner

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mumble [ˈmʌmbl] vt, vi (indistinctly) → nuscheln;

(quietly) → murmeln

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mumble [ˈmʌmbl] vt, vi → borbottare

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mumble

v mumble [ˈmambl]

to speak (words) in such a way that they are difficult to hear The old man mumbled (a few words) quietly to himself. mompel يُتَمْتِم، يُغَمْغِم мънкам (za)mumlat mumle murmeln μουρμουρίζω mascullar pomisema زير لب سخن گفتن mutista marmotter לְמַלמֵל बुदबुदाना mrmljati motyog menggumam muldra, tuldra mormorare, biascicare もぐもぐ言う 중얼거리다, 우물우물 말하다 (su)burbėti, (su)murmėti murmināt, bubināt mengomel mompelen mumle mamrotać resmungar a murmura, a mormăi бормотать (za)mrmlať mrmrati, momljati mrmljati mumla พูดพึมพำ mırıldanmak 咕噥 мимрити, бурмотати منہ ہی منہ میں بڑبڑانا lầm bầm 咕哝