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Mumble

/ˈmʌmbəl/

A quiet or unintelligible vocalization; a low tone of voice.

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📖 Definitions of "Mumble"

noun

1
A quiet or unintelligible vocalization; a low tone of voice.
"All I could hear was a mumble from the next room."

verb

1
To speak unintelligibly or inaudibly; to fail to articulate.
"Please try not to mumble so I can hear you better."
2
To chew something gently with closed lips.

🔄 Synonyms of "Mumble"

5 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
maundernoun	To speak in a disorganized or desultory manner; to babble or prattle.
mussitateverb	(intransitive) To talk indistinctly; to mutter.
maffleverb	(obsolete) To stammer.
gumnoun	(chiefly uncountable) Chewing gum.
mutterverb	(transitive, intransitive) To utter words, especially complaints or angry expressions, indistinctly or with a low voice and lips partly closed; to say under one's breath.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Mumble"

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Word	Definition
mussitateverb	(intransitive) To talk indistinctly; to mutter.
mutterverb	(transitive, intransitive) To utter words, especially complaints or angry expressions, indistinctly or with a low voice and lips partly closed; to say under one's breath.
maffleverb	(obsolete) To stammer.
maundernoun	To speak in a disorganized or desultory manner; to babble or prattle.
gumnoun	(chiefly uncountable) Chewing gum.
slurnoun	An extremely offensive and socially unacceptable term targeted at a group of people (such as an ethnicity, sexual orientation, etc.).
pegnoun	A cylindrical wooden or metal object used to fasten or as a bearing between objects.
babblenoun	Idle talk; senseless prattle
mumpnoun	(UK, dialect, Somerset) A cube of peat; a spade's depth of digging turf.
murmurnoun	(countable, uncountable) Any low, indistinct sound, like that of running water.
swallow one's wordsverb	To be forced to retract a prior statement after it has been shown to be disproven; to take back what one has said.
drumblenoun	(obsolete, intransitive) To be sluggish or lazy.
yabbleverb	To talk excessively; to babble.
grabblenoun	(obsolete) A method of fishing using a line with several hooks fastened to it along with a lead weight so that the hooks sit on the bottom.
splutternoun	(countable) A forceful choking or spitting sound.
rhubarbnoun	Any plant of the genus Rheum, especially Rheum rhabarbarum, having large leaves and long green or reddish acidic leafstalks that are edible, in particular when cooked (although the leaves are mildly poisonous).
jabbernoun	Rapid or incoherent talk, with indistinct utterance; gibberish.
gabblenoun	Confused or unintelligible speech.
blabbernoun	A person who blabs; a tattler; a telltale.
croolnoun	(archaic, intransitive) To murmur or mutter.