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adjective

Definition of mumblingnext
as in muttering

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mumbling

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noun

as in rumble

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mumbling

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verb

present participle of mumble
as in murmuring
to speak softly and unclearly I can't understand you if you mumble

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  1. rumble
  2. rumbling
  3. murmur
Noun
  • Yet by early 2024, even as Modi was declaring the dawn of a glorious new era, unsettling rumbles could be heard.
    Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 2 Jan. 2025
  • Readers are shown the likely son of a gardener planting the seeds of literature in Mesopotamia, the jungle shaman carefully hovering over the bones of the dead in the Amazon and the first rumbles of the Minotaur in the Mediterranean.
    Joe Sills, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
Definition of rumble
Noun
  • That will be something PlayStation does not have and cannot match (at least for now, as rumblings are Sony may be working on something in that vein too).
    Paul Tassi, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
  • The nation may soon mostly see him as an unindicted crook, if the rumblings about the contents inside the ethics panel are to be heeded.
    Philip Elliott, TIME, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of rumbling
Noun
  • The apartment was warm with gold light and the murmur of conversation under music.
    Brandon Taylor, The Atlantic, 4 Jan. 2025
  • Grant them the proper resources while addressing this commitment, putting to rest rumors and murmurs regarding their status.
    Doug Melville, Forbes, 1 Dec. 2024
Definition of murmur
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