as in grunts
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 mutters
to speak softly and unclearly
I can't understand you if you mumble
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Recent Examples of mumbles
Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Verb
From the first moment, the vibe is off, as Brady looks earnestly at Rooney, the England legend mumbles and gives vague answers.
—Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mumbles
Noun
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Two of the monkeys had applauded the event with hopping and grunts, but the other three had shot like arrows into the trees, chasing after the peculiar bird that had remained indifferent to their antics.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 Jan. 2026
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Wrestlers are rewarded for greater effort, more force and louder grunts.—
Dan Pompei,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Your dad mutters for head movement, for cage cutting, for not playing off the back and creating distance.—
Matthew Shen Goodman,
Harpers Magazine,
19 Sep. 2025
Noun
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When whispers of these new allegations began to receive national coverage, many outlets were cynical and tried to debunk them.—
Nicole Russell,
USA Today,
8 Jan. 2026
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Normally, scent voices are mere whispers compared to the screams and angry shouts of humans, but in that section, certain sensitive plant species shrieked incessantly because of their proximity to plants that hindered their growth.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Jan. 2026
Noun
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All of the murmurs point toward that.—
Zach Harper,
New York Times,
2 Jan. 2026
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After deciding to run it back in the offseason, there are murmurs that one of the team’s top players might be on the block sooner rather than later.—
Tyler Erzberger,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Dec. 2025
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“Mumbles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mumbles. Accessed 18 Jan. 2026.
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