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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Secular humanists are content to mumble something about the imagination.
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Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025
Mia, unfortunately, has never been receptive to any of that in her time on the show and defaults to tears and mumbled half-apologies only when cornered.
—Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 24 Feb. 2025
Coaches were supposed to mumble clichés in front of the media and move on.
—Zak Keefer, The Athletic, 15 Jan. 2025
Some of the dialogue meets the same fate, mumbled or whispered into the swell of Jed Kurzel’s evocative soundtrack.
—Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 15 Feb. 2025
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Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025
Mia, unfortunately, has never been receptive to any of that in her time on the show and defaults to tears and mumbled half-apologies only when cornered.
—Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 24 Feb. 2025
Coaches were supposed to mumble clichés in front of the media and move on.
—Zak Keefer, The Athletic, 15 Jan. 2025
Some of the dialogue meets the same fate, mumbled or whispered into the swell of Jed Kurzel’s evocative soundtrack.
—Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 15 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for mumble
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“Mumble.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mumble. Accessed 5 Mar. 2025.
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