as in grunts
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 mutters
to speak softly and unclearly
I can't understand you if you mumble
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Recent Examples of mumbles
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
23 Apr. 2026
Meanwhile, everyone is still running around like the Keystone Kops chasing Billie, passing an old lady in a bed eating Jell-O who mumbles something in Diné.
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Jordan Hoffman,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 Feb. 2026
From the first moment, the vibe is off, as Brady looks earnestly at Rooney, the England legend mumbles and gives vague answers.
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Zak Garner-Purkis,
Forbes.com,
30 Aug. 2025
Verb
Both look over at me and then Lumet mumbles something and the conversation abruptly ends.
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Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
23 Apr. 2026
Meanwhile, everyone is still running around like the Keystone Kops chasing Billie, passing an old lady in a bed eating Jell-O who mumbles something in Diné.
—
Jordan Hoffman,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 Feb. 2026
From the first moment, the vibe is off, as Brady looks earnestly at Rooney, the England legend mumbles and gives vague answers.
—
Zak Garner-Purkis,
Forbes.com,
30 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mumbles
Noun
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Most fights consist of dealing with waves of basic grunts with the occasional bruiser or shooter thrown in to keep you on edge.
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The crowd erupted in hearty grunts and boos after the error.
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Your dad mutters for head movement, for cage cutting, for not playing off the back and creating distance.
Noun
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Continue reading … AMERICAN CULTURE QUIZ — Test yourself on cruise controversies and wedding whispers.
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But whispers of two young French watchmaking wunderkinder spread quickly.
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In the first few minutes, the jeers were murmurs that faded into the overall atmosphere in the stands.
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The stadium, packed to the brim with more than 82,000 fans, reverberated with stunned murmurs as Morocco’s Ismael Saibari snuck behind a distracted Brazil defense and chipped home a beautiful goal over goalkeeper Alisson Becker’s head to open the scoring in the 22nd minute.
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“Mumbles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mumbles. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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