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
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
He was seen whispering with his attorney, Thomas Dickey, glancing at reporters and mumbling to himself at the Blair County Court hearing.
—Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 13 Dec. 2024
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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
He was seen whispering with his attorney, Thomas Dickey, glancing at reporters and mumbling to himself at the Blair County Court hearing.
—Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 13 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mumble
Verb
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Ally and Jay are both sarcastic, too — their best lines are muttered under their breaths — and their repartee becomes more interesting than the bloody theatrics.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Feb. 2025
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But unlike France — which has both Napoleonic history and darkly muttering existentialists wandering the streets of Paris to remind everyone just how bad things can get — we Americans have no natural immunity.—
Pat Beall,
Orlando Sentinel,
18 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Some earbuds claim to be noise-canceling but barely block out a whisper.—
Juhi Wadia,
PCMAG,
17 Mar. 2025
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There were also controlling parents and whispers of abuse throughout the industry.—
Louisa Thomas,
The New Yorker,
9 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Wilson needed someone to handle grunt work while learning the business-buying process.—
Brandon Kochkodin,
Forbes,
17 Mar. 2025
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The narrator is flailing, doing grunt work after a mysterious event has turned the world into a wasteland.—
Grace Byron,
Vulture,
11 Mar. 2025
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“Mumble.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mumble. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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