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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Noun
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These detectors, part of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO) detection network, also pick up the rumble of a thunder or the ultrasonic booms generated by large pieces of space rocks or space debris disintegrating in Earth's atmosphere.—
Tereza Pultarova,
Space.com,
12 May 2025 -
The earbuds are particularly good at eliminating the noise from a plane engine, including most of the low-end rumble and high-end hiss.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
6 May 2025
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Rather, magma, gases and briny fluids were interacting in a hydrothermal network — a system with activities that were not fully understood — to produce the volcano’s zombie rumblings.—
Mindy Weisberger,
CNN Money,
5 May 2025
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Owens’ departure — along with various staff rumblings that have accompanied it — is seen as a smoke signal of sorts to Redstone, a cautionary note about what could happen to the program if it’s not allowed to continue in truly independent fashion.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
23 Apr. 2025
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With each miss, the murmurs from the crowd grew longer, the fans mirroring the Lakers and their fading chances.—
Dan Woike,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2025
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And yet the latter seems to be in the minority as loud murmurs of discontent can be hard as Chelsea end up in their own half once more.—
Simon Johnson,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2025
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“Mumbling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mumbling. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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