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
E.r. Pulgar,
Pitchfork,
10 Mar. 2026
The visitors’ locker room inside Mercedes-Benz Stadium was silent, not even a mumble.
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Nicki Jhabvala,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
Emily St. Martin,
Los Angeles Times,
6 May 2026
At last, Henley mumbled something.
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Carly Tagen-Dye,
PEOPLE,
1 May 2026
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Noun
There’s a way to use vocoder and elicit emotion—see Bon Iver or Rosalía—but MORI’s technique shrinks the warmth of his bari-bass to a barely intelligible mumble.
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E.r. Pulgar,
Pitchfork,
10 Mar. 2026
The visitors’ locker room inside Mercedes-Benz Stadium was silent, not even a mumble.
—
Nicki Jhabvala,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
Verb
In the video, Peters is seen taking a swig of an unknown substance and then subsequently starting to mumble, sway and close his eyes as the camera panned away.
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Emily St. Martin,
Los Angeles Times,
6 May 2026
At last, Henley mumbled something.
—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
PEOPLE,
1 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mumble
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Six mutters and sighs and rolls his head as if profoundly exasperated.
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The opportunity to send a raucous Bell Centre crowd home muttering was there in Game 3.
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Theories, speculation and whispers were hard to ignore, but even harder to prove.
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The whispers about the 41-year-old turned louder.
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By pulling this string, the locals made an amplified grunting noise similar to that of a jaguar.
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With head and tail up, Copper flashed past me, and my mount Shorty gave a surprised grunt, slid back on his haunches, and almost upset me.
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Diesel generators can, of course, kick in if more grunt is needed.
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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.
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“Mumble.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mumble. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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