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adjective

as in muttered

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verb

past tense of mumble
as in murmured
to speak softly and unclearly I can't understand you if you mumble

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Recent Examples of mumbled
Verb
The convex-concave curves of the open and closed parentheses cup something said by the way, whisperings, secrets mouthed into the reader’s ear, mumbled under the author’s breath. — Literary Hub, 18 Aug. 2026 This succession was muddied thanks to the meddling of the King’s Hand, Otto Hightower, and the king’s own mumbled words on his deathbed to his wife, Alicent. — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 20 June 2026 Claiborne mumbled his responses to questions. — Alec Lewis, New York Times, 29 May 2026 The crowd mumbled and shifted as the sinker came slicing downward at impossible speed, arms and legs pinned tight, chin tucked under a matte black helmet. — Jeff Spry, Space.com, 18 May 2026 At last, Henley mumbled something. — Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 1 May 2026 One of the reporters said Bad Bunny often mumbled through the expletives or cut off the word entirely in the show. — James Powel, USA Today, 19 Feb. 2026 At times Horne came up and mumbled something about the child’s beauty, the victim remembered. — Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 6 Feb. 2026 Cocksuckers, Chuky mumbled, cradling the bottle atop his belly, nestling its spout in his shiny cleavage. — Jonathan Miles, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mumbled
  1. muttered
  2. murmured
  3. shouted
  4. whispered
  5. mouthed
  6. breathed
Adjective
  • Often made by anonymous rappers and producers with a monkish dedication to their craft, this isn’t rap for the live show but for the headphones, music where every muttered word and barely-there snare matters.
    — Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 26 June 2026
Definition of muttered
Verb
  • True to form, the Boards of Canada resurrection has murmured to life so quietly that only the most obsessive of code breakers twigged it early on.
    — Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Ludwig murmured, the mist outside the window mostly covering the mountain.
    — Kendra Atleework, Longreads, 12 Mar. 2026
Definition of murmured
Adjective
  • This blend of styles is not only about presenting contrasts—clean versus shouted vocals, melodic versus dissonant riffs, headbanging versus moshing—but also preserving the murky in-between that only elevates the extreme.
    — Sam Sodomsky, Pitchfork, 7 Jan. 2026
Definition of shouted
Adjective
  • For many leaders, the phrase conjures up whispered alliances, opportunistic loyalty, self-interested maneuvering and the slow poisoning of organizational culture.
    — Harrison Monarth, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
Definition of whispered
Adjective
  • Bigger, Longer & Uncut, in which the flatulent Canadian comedians Terrance and Phillip outrage the parents of South Park with their foul-mouthed hit comedy Asses of Fire.
    — Damon Wise, Deadline, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Banderas, 65, portrays the Portuguese chef whom Bourdain works for at the Dreadnaught, while Woodall, 29, Stavros Halkias and Michael Jibrin portray the potty-mouthed, hard-partying cooks Bourdain works with.
    — Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 20 July 2026
Definition of mouthed
Adjective
  • His wraparound, tight-quarters assist on a Keshad Johnson dunk in the second half breathed fire into the lungs of the home crowd.
    — Bryce Miller Columnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Nov. 2021
Definition of breathed

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“Mumbled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mumbled. Accessed 25 Aug. 2026.

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