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
Timothy Crouse, Rolling Stone, 9 June 2025
In his later years, McDermott suffered memory and speech loss, often mumbling incoherently and failing to recognize friends and family.
—Tim Corlett, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025
Hawkins, however, knows how to use her twee energy to her advantage, largely tittering and mumbling away.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 30 May 2025
Hutchinson had no final statement, according to the Associated Press, and appeared to mumble to himself as the procedure began.
—James Powel, USA Today, 3 May 2025
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Verb
Sly extended his hand without raising his body and mumbled several in decipherable sentences.
—Timothy Crouse, Rolling Stone, 9 June 2025
In his later years, McDermott suffered memory and speech loss, often mumbling incoherently and failing to recognize friends and family.
—Tim Corlett, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025
Hawkins, however, knows how to use her twee energy to her advantage, largely tittering and mumbling away.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 30 May 2025
Hutchinson had no final statement, according to the Associated Press, and appeared to mumble to himself as the procedure began.
—James Powel, USA Today, 3 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mumble
Verb
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Before immediately snapping, sighing loudly, or muttering a passive-aggressive comment, try pausing to consider what else might be going on first: Maybe your barista’s slammed with 10 other complicated orders, for instance, or your housemate had a brutal week at work.—
Jenna Ryu,
SELF,
17 June 2025
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McMurtry muttering bone-dry jokes at the end of the world.—
Philip Martin,
Arkansas Online,
26 June 2025
Noun
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Given the sequel’s summer publicity rounds — Sandler mentioned McDonough’s name on the Kelce brothers’ podcast, for one — the whispers around the real-life Happy Gilmore might start earlier than normal when school begins on Sept. 5.—
Sean Gentille,
New York Times,
28 July 2025
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There was—according to the whispers—effectively a button the U.S. could press to control the aircraft bought and operated by recipient countries.—
Ellie Cook,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 July 2025
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Layer on the office manager’s 20 hours of vendor-payment grunt work (approximately $1,000 in salary) plus early-pay discounts missed and the odd late fee, and the firm easily squanders well north of $135,000 annually.—
Nick Chandi,
Forbes.com,
28 July 2025
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Bears that stand or grunt are typically not aggressive.—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
20 June 2025
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“Mumble.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mumble. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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