as in muttering
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as in murmuring
to speak softly and unclearly
I can't understand you if you mumble
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mumbling
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Every soft caress of wind, searing burn and seismic rumble is detected by our skin’s tangle of touch sensors.—
Ariel Bleicher,
Quanta Magazine,
16 Apr. 2025 -
Not only did the voices have to analyze a rumble that turned ugly inside the ring but outside it as well.—
Bob Raissman,
New York Daily News,
29 Mar. 2025
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For years there have been rumblings about de-dollarization, especially from countries such as China, Russia, and Brazil that would benefit from reducing American dominance.—
Erika Page,
Christian Science Monitor,
16 Apr. 2025
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The move comes amid rumblings about cuts across Wolf Entertainment’s NBC series ahead of their likely renewals for next season.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
16 Apr. 2025
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There were murmurs that Musk would be filing a 'confidential' financial disclosure report, but a confidential report is only permissible where the SGE serves for less than 60 days, and regardless, there is still no evidence that Musk filed anything.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Apr. 2025
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Despite some murmurs about The White Lotus losing its bite—or at least taking its sweet time to return—the HBO show proved its staying power in a big way.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
7 Apr. 2025
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“Mumbling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mumbling. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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