mumble
verb/ˈmʌmbl/
/ˈmʌmbl/
[intransitive, transitive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they mumble | /ˈmʌmbl/ /ˈmʌmbl/ |
| he / she / it mumbles | /ˈmʌmblz/ /ˈmʌmblz/ |
| past simple mumbled | /ˈmʌmbld/ /ˈmʌmbld/ |
| past participle mumbled | /ˈmʌmbld/ /ˈmʌmbld/ |
| -ing form mumbling | /ˈmʌmblɪŋ/ /ˈmʌmblɪŋ/ |
- to speak or say something in a quiet voice in a way that is not clear synonym mutter
- mumble (to somebody/yourself) I could hear him mumbling to himself.
- mumble something (to somebody/yourself) She mumbled an apology and left.
- + speech ‘Sorry,’ she mumbled.
- mumble that… She mumbled that she was sorry.
- mumble about something I couldn't understand what he was mumbling about.
Extra Examples- George mumbled incoherently to himself.
- She mumbled something into her pillow.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- incoherently
- quietly
- softly
- …
- about
- into
- to
- …
Word OriginMiddle English: frequentative of mum (adjective).Definitions on the go
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