mumble+(verb)

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• mumble — ► VERB 1) say something indistinctly and quietly. 2) bite or chew with toothless gums. ► NOUN ▪ a quiet and indistinct utterance. ORIGIN from MUM(Cf. ↑mum) …   English terms dictionary

• mumble — verb (mumbled; mumbling) Etymology: Middle English momelen, of imitative origin Date: 14th century intransitive verb to utter words in a low confused indistinct manner ; mutter transitive verb 1. to utter with a low inarticulate voice 2. to chew… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• mumble — verb ADVERB ▪ incoherently ▪ quietly, softly ▪ quickly ▪ sleepily ▪ angrily, bitterly …   Collocations dictionary

• mumble — verb mumbled, mumbling (I, T) to say something too quietly and not clearly enough, so that it is difficult or impossible to hear: The little boy mumbled something about wanting to go to the toilet. | Stop mumbling and speak up! mumbler noun (C)… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• mumble — verb 1》 say something indistinctly and quietly. 2》 bite or chew with toothless gums. noun a quiet and indistinct utterance. Derivatives mumbler noun mumbling adjective mumblingly adverb Origin ME: frequentative of mum2 …   English new terms dictionary

• mumble — verb Syn: mutter, murmur, talk under one s breath …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

• mumble */ — UK [ˈmʌmb(ə)l] / US verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms mumble : present tense I/you/we/they mumble he/she/it mumbles present participle mumbling past tense mumbled past participle mumbled to say something in a way that is not loud or clear …   English dictionary

• mumble — [c]/ˈmʌmbəl / (say mumbuhl) verb (mumbled, mumbling) –verb (i) 1. to speak indistinctly or unintelligibly, as with partly closed lips; mutter low, indistinct words. 2. to chew ineffectively, as from loss of teeth: to mumble on a crust. –verb (t)… …  

• mumble — 1. verb To speak unintelligibly or inaudibly; to fail to articulate. Please try not to mumble so I can hear you better. 2. noun a) A quiet or …   Wiktionary

• mumble — [[t]mʌ̱mb(ə)l[/t]] mumbles, mumbling, mumbled VERB If you mumble, you speak very quietly and not at all clearly with the result that the words are difficult to understand. Her grandmother mumbled in her sleep... [V n] He mumbled a few words... [V …   English dictionary

• mumble — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. mutter, murmur, mouth. See stammering. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. mutter, murmur, utter, whine, whimper, rumble, grumble, maunder, ramble on, whisper, speak indistinctly, speak inarticulately, swallow …   English dictionary for students