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mumble

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verb

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Recent Examples of mumble
Verb
Then Hamm mumbled something under his breath, and Culkin asked him to repeat it. Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 12 Apr. 2025 Karl Johnson makes an excellent Firs, the ancient servant who regrets the freeing of the serfs and who alternates between dignified paeans to the old days and mumbling streams of profanities. Sara Holdren, Vulture, 4 Apr. 2025 The mumbling girl is ill and must be taken to hospital, where her mother whimpers prayers over her. Namwali Serpell, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2025 After exiting the ride, Christopher Hawley walked haltingly, held onto a handrail for support and mumbled that his head hurt, according to the lawsuit. Brady MacDonald, Orange County Register, 19 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for mumble
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mumble
Verb
  • He is made, late in the show, to feign a seizure in a moment that doesn’t land, and the blocking of his final scene, in which the actor mutters to the ceiling while lying on his back, similarly thuds.
    Daniel D'Addario, Variety, 24 Mar. 2025
  • Victoria barely muttered a word to Kate, who approached the Ratliffs during a meal, making the exchange extra awkward.
    Alli Rosenbloom, CNN Money, 5 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • There are enough vague, intractable whispers of diplomacy and further talks about talks, to provide the tantalising promise of a deal, without striking, or even delineating one.
    Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 16 May 2025
  • There have been a lot of whispers and rumours about where this prospective investment could come from but nothing concrete has emerged yet.
    Carl Anka, New York Times, 16 May 2025
Noun
  • Roki Sasaki would lift his left leg almost to his head, stretch far down the front side of the mound, and let out a grunt as a blur of white leather came screaming from his hand.
    Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2025
  • Then, the researchers performed a statistical analysis of specific two-call combinations — such as a grunt followed by a bark — that were documented in multiple animals.
    Evan Bush, NBC news, 11 May 2025

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