mumbled (verb)

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• 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 — 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 (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 */ — 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

• mum´bling|ly — mum|ble «MUHM buhl», verb, bled, bling, noun. –v.i. 1. to speak indistinctly, as a person does when his lips are partly closed; speak in low tones; mutter: »She appeared as if she wanted to say something, and kept making signs…and mumbling… …   Useful english dictionary

• mum´bler — mum|ble «MUHM buhl», verb, bled, bling, noun. –v.i. 1. to speak indistinctly, as a person does when his lips are partly closed; speak in low tones; mutter: »She appeared as if she wanted to say something, and kept making signs…and mumbling… …   Useful english dictionary

• mum|ble — «MUHM buhl», verb, bled, bling, noun. –v.i. 1. to speak indistinctly, as a person does when his lips are partly closed; speak in low tones; mutter: »She appeared as if she wanted to say something, and kept making signs…and mumbling (Charlotte… …   Useful english dictionary

• New Zealand words — The following is a list of words used in New Zealand English, both shared with Australian English and unique to New Zealand English. Contents 1 Unique to New Zealand 2 Shared with Australia or other countries 3 Bibliography …   Wikipedia

• pass — [[t]pɑ͟ːs, pæ̱s[/t]] ♦ passes, passing, passed 1) VERB To pass someone or something means to go past them without stopping. [V n] As she passed the library door, the telephone began to ring... Jane stood aside to let her pass... [V ing] I sat in… …   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)… …