as in mutter
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 to mutter
to speak softly and unclearly
I can't understand you if you mumble
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Recent Examples of mumble
Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 15 Feb. 2025
Eventually, after a lot of waiting, out came Flint’s Louie Ray, who mumbled his way through a questionable selection of B-sides.
—Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 14 Feb. 2025
But when the camera cut to Lamar, he was crouched down, mumbling quickly, shrouded in darkness—and performing not a hit, but a snippet of a 2024 verse that didn’t even make it onto his recent album, GNX.
—Andrew R. Chow, TIME, 10 Feb. 2025
Everyone politely mumbled that the smokiness added something, and the guest who had insisted was even kind enough to take a second helping.
—Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 24 Jan. 2025
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Verb
Some of the dialogue meets the same fate, mumbled or whispered into the swell of Jed Kurzel’s evocative soundtrack.
—Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 15 Feb. 2025
Eventually, after a lot of waiting, out came Flint’s Louie Ray, who mumbled his way through a questionable selection of B-sides.
—Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 14 Feb. 2025
But when the camera cut to Lamar, he was crouched down, mumbling quickly, shrouded in darkness—and performing not a hit, but a snippet of a 2024 verse that didn’t even make it onto his recent album, GNX.
—Andrew R. Chow, TIME, 10 Feb. 2025
Everyone politely mumbled that the smokiness added something, and the guest who had insisted was even kind enough to take a second helping.
—Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 24 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mumble
Verb
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Victoria barely muttered a word to Kate, who approached the Ratliffs during a meal, making the exchange extra awkward.—
Alli Rosenbloom,
CNN Money,
5 Apr. 2025
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Gray muttered at a moderator, pointing at the placard on the postgame table that proudly displayed his name: Hayden Gray.—
Luca Evans,
The Denver Post,
21 Mar. 2025
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Some people are forthright when Boulet asks, with a cameraman in tow, a question that is often not spoken, or at most in a locker-room whisper.—
The New York Times,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Apr. 2025
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In truth, whispers have been circulating for months that a The Row homewares line might be in the works.—
Liam Hess,
Vogue,
8 Apr. 2025
Noun
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At all times, Adobe insists the user will stay in control of the creative process, while the agent does the grunt work where it’s needed or wanted.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Bonobo dictionary Berthet started with establishing the tentative meaning of the basic calls: singular grunts or yelps.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
3 Apr. 2025
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“Mumble.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mumble. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.
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