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 mumbling
Sonal Dutt, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2025
Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 27 Aug. 2025
Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2025
Of all the sins that might damn your soul for eternity, mumbling is probably pretty far down the list.
—JSTOR Daily, 31 Oct. 2025
The character in question, Charlie Saxton's Damon Drecker, had a remarkably similar haircut to Samberg's mumbling rapper.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Oct. 2025
During the video, the person can be heard mumbling and breathing heavily.
—Claudia Lauer, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2025
So meagre, my wife, the one sitting next to her, kept mumbling, ‘Is this it?
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 6 Aug. 2025
Adjective
The stop-motion digital series about a jolly, mumbling, pint-size cook serves up a big slice of serotonin.
—Sonal Dutt, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2025
Noun
But between the copy-paste pessimism and lovesick mumbling, there’s a handful of artists on the edge of the underground rewiring guitars in inventive ways.
—Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 27 Aug. 2025
Verb
After whispering and mumbling my way through the ceremony, I was handed the scroll.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2025
Of all the sins that might damn your soul for eternity, mumbling is probably pretty far down the list.
—JSTOR Daily, 31 Oct. 2025
The character in question, Charlie Saxton's Damon Drecker, had a remarkably similar haircut to Samberg's mumbling rapper.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Oct. 2025
During the video, the person can be heard mumbling and breathing heavily.
—Claudia Lauer, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2025
So meagre, my wife, the one sitting next to her, kept mumbling, ‘Is this it?
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 6 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mumbling
Noun
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First comes the roar—a low, thunderous rumble rising from deep within the jungle, long before the falls come into view.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Nov. 2025
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His voice is a rich baritone, like a rumble coming from deep inside a mountain.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
14 Oct. 2025
Verb
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My husband has been muttering in a loop about tuition, books, food, and transportation to and from home to campus.—
Melissa Willets,
Parents,
15 Sep. 2025
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He was also heard muttering expletives down the stretch, visibly battling the heat and pressure.—
Devlina Sarkar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Season 2 is set in 1962, within a decade marked by the Cuban Missile Crisis, post-World War II sentiments, the Civil Rights Movement, and the rumblings of the Cold War.—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
27 Oct. 2025
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Survivors only noticed a distant rumbling.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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On the Dodgers’ side of things, Roberts has already made some tweaks to his sputtering lineup.—
Joe Kozlowski,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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Out of the ashes of a sputtering career as a music journalist came this new path as a screenwriter.—
Cameron Crowe,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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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.—
Greg Petro,
Forbes.com,
11 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The visitors’ locker room inside Mercedes-Benz Stadium was silent, not even a mumble.—
Nicki Jhabvala,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
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As Jarcovjáková travels from the former Czechoslovakia to Japan and West Berlin, navigating rejection and the lives of various lovers, the murmurs of voices, quiet footsteps and hums of crowded rooms accompany her striking black-and-white photography.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
5 Nov. 2025
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The family prepared for the health complications that can come with a cat with a heart murmur — veterinarian visits, monitoring and extra love and care.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Mumbling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mumbling. Accessed 17 Nov. 2025.
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