as in murmured
to speak softly and unclearly
I can't understand you if you mumble
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Recent Examples of mumbled
Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Oct. 2025
At that point, the dad shook his head, mumbled something under his breath, tossed the melon back in the bin, and picked an alternative fruit.
—Catharine Kaufman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Sep. 2025
Vic mumbled, coughing sleep from his throat.
—Bryan Washington, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2025
Adjective
So to this day, 'Borderline's' lyrics are mumbled on SNL.
—Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Oct. 2025
At that point, the dad shook his head, mumbled something under his breath, tossed the melon back in the bin, and picked an alternative fruit.
—Catharine Kaufman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Sep. 2025
Vic mumbled, coughing sleep from his throat.
—Bryan Washington, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mumbled
Verb
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But the other 3%, often muttered by students prospectively examining transfer applications, is distinct.—
Noah White,
Miami Herald,
30 Sep. 2025
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Although full disclosure, those two words were muttered in the press box Sunday after Nix had thrown two unsightly picks through the first three quarters of the Broncos’ win over Tennessee.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
7 Sep. 2025
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Deep breathing could be heard; birds chirped loudly outside; spectators murmured on the periphery.—
Sarah Larson,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The large-mouthed sharks end up hoovering in some of this natural debris.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
24 Oct. 2025
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Earning an Emmy and a SAG Ensemble Award for his early 2000s role in Fox’s Ally McBeal, MacNicol earned another Emmy nomination for his work as foul-mouthed New Hampshire political power player Jeff Kane on HBO’s Veep in 2019.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
23 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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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
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“Mumbled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mumbled. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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