mumbled; mumbling
ˈməm-b(ə-)liŋ 
: to utter words in a low confused indistinct manner : mutter
1
: to utter with a low inarticulate voice
2
: to chew or bite with or as if with toothless gums
Examples of mumble in a Sentence
He mumbled something and then left.
He mumbled “Goodbye” and then left.
I can't understand you when you mumble.
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Some of the dialogue meets the same fate, mumbled or whispered into the swell of Jed Kurzel’s evocative soundtrack.
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Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 15 Feb. 2025
Eventually, after a lot of waiting, out came Flint’s Louie Ray, who mumbled his way through a questionable selection of B-sides.
—Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 14 Feb. 2025
But when the camera cut to Lamar, he was crouched down, mumbling quickly, shrouded in darkness—and performing not a hit, but a snippet of a 2024 verse that didn’t even make it onto his recent album, GNX.
—Andrew R. Chow, TIME, 10 Feb. 2025
Everyone politely mumbled that the smokiness added something, and the guest who had insisted was even kind enough to take a second helping.
—Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 24 Jan. 2025
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Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 15 Feb. 2025
Eventually, after a lot of waiting, out came Flint’s Louie Ray, who mumbled his way through a questionable selection of B-sides.
—Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 14 Feb. 2025
But when the camera cut to Lamar, he was crouched down, mumbling quickly, shrouded in darkness—and performing not a hit, but a snippet of a 2024 verse that didn’t even make it onto his recent album, GNX.
—Andrew R. Chow, TIME, 10 Feb. 2025
Everyone politely mumbled that the smokiness added something, and the guest who had insisted was even kind enough to take a second helping.
—Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 24 Jan. 2025
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“Mumble.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mumble. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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