as in mutter
speech that is not clear enough to be understood
please answer the question without your usual mumble and try to use complete sentences
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as in to mutter
to speak softly and unclearly
I can't understand you if you mumble
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Recent Examples of mumble
John Updike, New Yorker, 11 July 2025
The teen, bare-chested with unkempt hair under an askew cap, mumbles through a half-hearted apology and refuses to remove his ostentatious sunglasses when asked by the interviewer.
—EW.com, 9 July 2025
His few radio appearances were mumbled, halting, awkward.
—arkansasonline.com, 5 July 2025
We’re used to the actual pick announcements being mumbled into a microphone, so contracting out some charisma wasn’t the worst idea.
—Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 28 June 2025
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Verb
Tell Grammy that on this side of the Atlantic there is nothing to mumble about.
—John Updike, New Yorker, 11 July 2025
The teen, bare-chested with unkempt hair under an askew cap, mumbles through a half-hearted apology and refuses to remove his ostentatious sunglasses when asked by the interviewer.
—EW.com, 9 July 2025
His few radio appearances were mumbled, halting, awkward.
—arkansasonline.com, 5 July 2025
We’re used to the actual pick announcements being mumbled into a microphone, so contracting out some charisma wasn’t the worst idea.
—Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 28 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mumble
Verb
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There are few actors whose disembodied voices could carry long stretches of cinema, but Dafoe manages it, turning monologues about marionette mechanics or muttered complaints about hotel politics into something weirdly magnetic.—
Leila Latif,
IndieWire,
31 Aug. 2025
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He was also heard muttering expletives down the stretch, visibly battling the heat and pressure.—
Devlina Sarkar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Davis remembers hearing the whispers of concern.—
Suzette Hackney,
USA Today,
5 Sep. 2025
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Well, the test screening whisper network has said glowing things about it so far.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Porsche has put all that extra grunt to good use.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
8 Sep. 2025
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The Wilkes-Barre Times Leader reported that the family also experienced foul odors and heard pig grunts in the home.—
Jessica Sager,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Shockwaves on prices and murmuring of massive layoffs abound at cocktail parties and in discussions with retail and brand executives alike.—
Greg Petro,
Forbes.com,
11 Aug. 2025
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“Mumble.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mumble. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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